I want to thank my parents for letting me play baseball. I'm thankful I had baseball knuckles and couldn't become a dentist...I got $2,100 a year when I started in the big league, and they get more money now. ...I…

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You gotta learn that if you don't get it by midnight, chances are you ain't...

You gotta learn that if you don't get it by midnight, chances are you ain't...

No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the...

No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the...

It's wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn't used to like.

It's wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn't used to like.

If we're going to win the pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as...

If we're going to win the pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as...

I got players with bad watches - they can't tell midnight from noon.

I got players with bad watches - they can't tell midnight from noon.

Oldtimers weekends and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're...

Oldtimers weekends and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're...

The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn't argue with one. I'd put my...

The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn't argue with one. I'd put my...

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away...

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away...

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking...

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking...

Never make predictions, especially about the future.

Never make predictions, especially about the future.

Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're...

Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're...

They got a lot of kids now whose uniforms are so tight, especially the pants,...

They got a lot of kids now whose uniforms are so tight, especially the pants,...

Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.

Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking...

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking...

The trick is growing up without growing old.

The trick is growing up without growing old.

Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting...

Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting...

Left-handers have more enthusiasm for life. They sleep on the wrong side of the bed,...

Left-handers have more enthusiasm for life. They sleep on the wrong side of the bed,...

I don't know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.

I don't know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.

I feel greatly honored to have a ballpark named after me, especially since I've been...

I feel greatly honored to have a ballpark named after me, especially since I've been...

The team has come along slow but fast.

The team has come along slow but fast.