Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.
The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant.
I'm not going to go back to gambling; I mean, it's as simple as that.
I know everything about Ty Cobb except the size of his hat.
Since 1869, baseball has been doing pretty well.
Who could better motivate Bill Russell than Bill Russell?
I was born to play baseball.
Three thousand hits is something that should stand for itself.
Never reach for the knuckleball; I just let it come to me.
I don't want to get into autobiographies; I don't want to talk about myself.
I like playing for Oakland, they have a very colorful uniform.
In baseball you train the whole body, except for the hip and eyes.
The word 'potential' used to hang over me like a cloud.
When you win, you want more of it. You can't win enough.
It's the playoffs. You find a way to get through.
I'm not keeping track, but the record is there for someone to break.
Every level that I have ever competed on, I have risen to the top.
I don't pay attention a whole lot to what my numbers are.
I have played a handful of rounds of golf with Wayne Gretzky.
Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.
Baseball is played by all countries now, and softball, too.
