My philosophy? Simplicity plus variety.
Kids, don't be too big to accept advice.
I can throw out any man alive.
The fans know that I don't give at-bats away.
I never had to cheat, I get them with what I got.
I like the ball in a big game. I'm not afraid to take it.
I was nervous batting eighth, and I was nervous batting seventh.
I'm not a conventional guy. I've never been a conventional guy.
Never drew a paycheck outside of baseball.
I always wanted to be a major-league baseball player.
Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.
In the Negro Leagues, I played every day.
Baseball changes through the years. It gets milder.
If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.
Never surrender opportunity for security.
When is a revival needed? When carelessness and unconcern keep the people asleep.
I do not want my name to be presented to the public as an Indian, but as a pitcher.
Baseball and malaria keep coming back.
Most one run games are lost, not won.
I was a big J. Geils fan, a Steppenwolf fan and a Savoy Brown fan.
How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts.
