Quotes on Hitting Home Runs

I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.

I only have one superstition: I make sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball... The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.

I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him.

I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'