When I was a kid, I never thought about anything. Never had to think about where I was going to school or what I was going to do. I just lived minute to minute.
If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first.
We have to make some radical move to get the attention of everyone. Cheaters can't win and steroids has put us in the position that it's OK to cheat.
You can't be afraid to make errors! You can't be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge it.
When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in squabbles with her own daughter - that's something.
I decided that I wanted a farm back in 1940 when I was with the Dodgers. I tried to find one within commuting distance of New York.
The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity.
You can not be afraid when you get to this level to teach. I don't care what level you're at, if you don't teach, you're worthless.
It's a unique situation to have, but again they say sometimes talent doesn't win. It has to be brought together right. That's the coaching's job. That's what we're doing.
If I could do it over, I'd want to come up to the big leagues like Mike Trout. He's exciting and I like watching him.
A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play.
I don't know if I want to break my own record. I think I would rather leave it as it is.
I have had to tell my son, my parents, my friends that I used steroids. It's been very hard. It's been very difficult.
The steroids I did were on a very, very low dosage. I didn't want to take a lot of that. I didn't want to look like Arnold Schwartzenegger or Lou Ferrigno.
There's not a pill or an injection that's going to give me, going to give any player the hand-eye coordination to hit a baseball.
The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know.
My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition.
The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today, people must understand why they're working hard. Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different.
I think I've inspired a lot of people, and I'm one, if I get a letter and someone's in serious shape, I'll call them. I relate to these people.
I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform.
It didn't happen, but I feel fortunate for the two chances we had and it's just a shame we didn't go to a World Series for Cub fans.
