I don't like losing a ballgame any more than a salesman likes losing a sale.
If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league.
Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle.
If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out.
I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.
I don't think much about whether fans will remember me.
It's not what you achieve, it's what you overcome. That's what defines your career.
Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it.
A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He has to keep on delivering.
You've never seen Manhattan 'til you've flown right up the East River. It's beautiful.
You're born with two strikes against you, so don't take a third one on your own.
In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis Presley.
When I came up, there was room for the new and the old. For every new artist, an old one didn't have to be pushed out.
What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley Pride, country singer. Period.
When you're an athlete and you play every day and are conditioning yourself every year, the aging is gradual.
When you are away from the game and busy with other areas, you realize that the world does not revolve around baseball.
My approach to every game was to try to erase the games that were before and try to focus on the game at hand.
Being elected to the Hall of Fame is about your career pretty much and your impact on the game.
When you say you are a gamer and you are a celebrity or a former celebrity there's a grain of salt that everybody takes that with.
On a two week road trip I know I can get by better with no underwear than no laptop.
Having Willie Stargell on your ball club is like having a diamond ring on your finger.
