The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team.
Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball.
In real life, I am alarmingly boring.
You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life.
If you love your job, you haven't worked a day in your life.
I know a lawyer who'd love to retire and be an assistant coach. I mean, it's fun.
To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game.
So I say keep yelling and hustling every minute you're in uniform.
Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July.
Hear only the things you should hear - be deaf to others.
At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.
There's nothing like being involved with a team that can go that distance.
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.
