It was just one of those moments in the universe that was mine.
Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.
It was so difficult for the fans to understand my problems with baseball.
If I'm playing cards for pennies, I want to win.
My main problem has been staying healthy.
It's wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn't used to like.
If you're so smart, let's see you get out of the Army.
The game was here long before I was, and will be here long after I'm gone.
It's hard to win a pennant, but it's harder to lose one.
I try to do things the right way.
I just want to play baseball.
Luck is the by-product of busting your fanny.
For me, baseball is about, again, the team winning.
I don't want everybody to just see the baseball side of me.
In baseball, I was a pitcher, which I hated because there was no action there.
Problems are the price you pay for progress.
Christianity means a lot more than church membership.
And if you think that anybody is going to frighten me, you don't know me yet.
I dare not exercise personal liberty if it infringes on the liberty of others.
What have you given the world it never possessed before you came?
Some persons think that they have to look like a hedgehog to be pious.