After I'd hit a home run and took my position in the field, the fans in the bleachers began throwing packages of tobacco at me. I stuffed them in my pocket.
Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back.
My mother raised me in the church. I was not allowed to stay home on Sunday; there was no option. I sang in the choir all the way up until I went to college.
I went to Sunday School and liked the stories about Christ and the Christmas star. They were beautiful. They made you warm and happy to think about. But I didn't believe them.
When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your body - it's a blessing.
I owe a great deal to Harold Hobson, doyen drama critic of the 'U.K. Sunday Times,' who championed me as Shakespeare's Richard II at the 1969 Edinburgh Festival.
One of my good friends is Christian, goes to church every Sunday, very religious. I'm fine with that and I will never judge her.
In 83 I thought we were going to go all the way. We had Roy Smalley, and Steve King, and good players.
I try to be a good human being and keep up with what's going on in the world by reading and staying in touch with the current events.
He's not anybody's clone. He's Ken Griffey, Jr. As long as he continues to remind himself of that, he's going to be a very good player.
Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there.
If you're equally good as this Latin player, guess who's going to get sent home? I know a lot of players that are home now can outplay a lot of these guys.
When he hit a ground ball to you, you knew you had to make a good throw because he was going to be running.
I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
I guess I set a world record for errors. I had a pretty good arm, see, but I didn't have much control.
And George Brett. I think most people know that George and I have become pretty good friends over the years.
If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.
I had strong legs that would have made me a good sumo wrestler and I used that to my advantage, but my home runs were achieved by technique.
I lost the good stuff on my fastball. I had to come up with something to keep me in the league. The knuckler rescued me then.
We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren't allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.
