“If you don't think too good, don't think too much.”

“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.”

“Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game.”

“God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.”

“All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street folks will say "There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived."”

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”

“But one of the worst results of being a slave and being forced to do things is that when there is no one to force you any more you find you have almost lost the power of forcing yourself.”

“The road to success is always under construction”