I've spent more time in hospitals than some fellows ever spend in church.
The thing most people don't understand is that pitching isn't the same every time out.
It's the same with the ballplayers. Babe Ruth spent a lot, too and the ballplayers make a lot more money now.
Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.
Can you be a nicer gentleman, or a better man for your sport or your kids than Joe Paterno?
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.
Steroids do not guarantee you're going to have success. I think a lot of people think that they will, but they don't.
I am a ball player in the summer and a farmer in the winter time, and I aim to be a success at both professions.
I love L.A., but you can get into a lot of trouble out here.
I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let me do that.
I love the game and I wanted to continue playing. It came to a time that I had to stop.
The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it.
I don't believe a player is ever a finished product.
The biggest thrill wasn't in winning on Sunday but in meeting the payroll on Monday.
I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.
Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
I really like Kansas City Royals stadium - Kauffman Stadium.
The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one.
I didn't get over 1300 walks without knowing the strike zone.
Then there's Johnny Pesky, hit me countless number of ground balls and improved my fielding so much.
When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.
