“A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.”

“If I knew I was going to live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself.”

“After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.”

“When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered.”

“I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.”

“I feel better than I have in years—no leg problems at all. But if I'm to get three more home runs, I'm afraid I'll have to get them right-handed. I don't know what's the matter. I've lost my confid...”

“Higher-level capture devices, because they are complicated and involve novel applications of new technologies, tend to fail in unexpected ways. Thus, only after some years was it realized that Hot ...”

“Winning isn't everything--but wanting to win is.”

“Baseball is only a game, a game of inches and a lot of luck. During a time of all-out war, sports are very insignificant.”