Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.
There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.
I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.
I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.
I've always been a slave to my heart.
I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
Life is one big transition.
I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.
People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can.
Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.