People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn't hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me. Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time - I would say eight to 10 cookouts.

I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.

People don't know this, but I helped the Cardinals win the pennant. I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it!

I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out.

They broke it to me gently. The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn't allow visitors in the clubhouse.

Between me and my roommate, we've hit 400 Major League home runs.

The highlight of my baseball career came in Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium when I saw a fan fall out of the upper deck. When he got up and walked away, the crowd booed.

I led the league in go get 'em next time.

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.

When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team's dugout and they were already in street clothes.

When I played baseball I got death threats all the time--from my mother.

I was wasting my time, praying for love.For a love that never comes, from someone who does not exist.

The truth is no longer hidden. Now people are hidding from the truth

Follow reason but don’t ignore that gut feeling. We create reasons with our limited knowledge and experience, but gut feelings often come from universal knowledge.

Decency is such a rare thing in this world, and it can only be repaid with loyalty.

We feel it's unacceptable to be fat, when it has nothing to do with who the person actually is.

Children are all criminally insane, and must be destroyed!

The only exercise I get is walking to the betting office.

I loved movies and went to see every movie I could in Finland.

Social ties are the cheapest medicine we have.

Soil, not oil, holds the future for humanity.