The first rule of baseball is to get a good ball to hit.

Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist.

I've never been a yes man.

Players who stand flat footed and swing with their arms are golfers, not hitters.

When I was in the batter's box, I felt sorry for the pitcher.

I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.

I always tried to hit the ball back through the box because that is the largest unprotected area.

I've always played hard. If that's rough and tough, I can't help it. I don't believe there's any such thing as a good loser. I wouldn't sit down and play a game of cards with you right now withing wanting to win. If I hadn't felt that way I wouldn't have got very far in baseball.

I never saw a pitcher I didn't feel sorry for.

The big trouble is not really who isn't in the Hall of Fame, but who is. It was established for a select few.