Motivation is something nobody else can give you. Others can help motivate you, but basically it must come from you and it must be a constant desire ….

A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example..

A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues..

I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn't know what a quote was. I thought it was some kind of soft drink..

If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen..

You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You ….

At my age, I'm just happy to be named the greatest living anything..

I'm proud to have been a Yankee. But I have found more happiness and contentment since I came back home to San Francisco than any man has a right to ….

You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you're down..

If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practi….

Just two words: a masterpiece..

Baseball didn't really get into my blood until I knocked off that hitting streak. Getting a daily hit became more important to me than eating, drinki….

The test of an outfielder's skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch..

If I were sitting down with George Steinbrenner (to discuss a salary) and based on what Dave Winfield got for his statistics, I'd have to say, 'Georg….

The phrase 'off with the crack of the bat', while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the ….

We need a hit, so here I go..

There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up..

I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee.

When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game..

There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best..

The reason I play so hard is that somewhere out there is some kid who has never seen me play before, and I don't want to disappoint him..