I don't want to be a Major League coach.
There's not too many rich black people in this world.
According to the percentage people, you would be perfectly comfortable.
So to get to play for the Yankees was really exciting. Really exciting.
Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was.
You don't just throw the ball - you propel it.
Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
If you ask me anything I don't know, I'm not going to answer.
Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.
The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.
I always thought that record would stand until it was broken.
You hear about women buying shoes? I buy DVDs. I definitely have a problem.
Dick Moss, my agent. Dick became my agent in 1979 when I signed my contract with the Houston Astros.
I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did.
What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan?
I don't think anybody ever really just retires where they don't do anything.
You have to execute. You have to sacrifice your body.
If I wanted to pitch that bad, I probably would. But I don't think I'm in that stage.
I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.
