What's tough is being good every day..

I remember the last season I played. I went home after a ballgame one day, lay down on my bed, and tears came to my eyes. How can you explain that? I….

I don't know what Joe (DiMaggio) wanted (in regards to being called 'the greatest living ballplayer'), but I don't have a problem, if he wanted to d….

If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other things that are part of the game - then you're a g….

That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but I had the knowledge before I became a professional baseball player to do….

It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day..

When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody..

I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn't matter to me whether I played with white kids or black. I never understood why an issue was made of who ….

What you are thinking, what shape your mind is in, is what makes the biggest difference of all..

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructiv….

Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was..

Never assume the other guy will never do something you would never do..

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business..

I was very fortunate to play sports. All the anger in me went out. I had to do what I had to do. If you stay angry all the time, then you really don'….

Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez on his 660th home run, milestones in baseball are meant to be broken and I wish him continued success throughout hi….

I don't rate them, I just hit them..

Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson..

In 1950, when the Giants signed me, they gave me $15,000. I bought a 1950 Mercury. I couldn't drive, but I had it in the parking lot there, and every….

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly is is disguised combat. For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, base….

One of the hardest parts of practice is the criticism a player takes from his coaches. Some players think a coach has it in for them when a flaw in s….

I'm not the type of guy to go out and just say, 'Hey, I'm raising my fist to do this and do that.' I don't think I'm that type of guy. I wasn't a lea….