I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn't win thirty games.

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The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good...

The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good...

All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They...

All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They...

Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss.

Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss.

Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.

Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.

I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got...

I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got...

I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the...

I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the...

Practice, work hard, and give it everything you have.

Practice, work hard, and give it everything you have.

It ain't bragging if you can do it.

It ain't bragging if you can do it.

I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.

I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.

I ain't what I used to be, but who the hell is?

I ain't what I used to be, but who the hell is?

Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of...

Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of...

Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the...

Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the...

The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.

The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.