The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure…

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I was born on the day Lincoln was shot and the Titanic sank.

I was born on the day Lincoln was shot and the Titanic sank.

Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and...

Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and...

My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is...

My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is...

Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy...

Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy...

Am I still in uniform? Then I ain't retired.

Am I still in uniform? Then I ain't retired.

See the ball; hit the ball.

See the ball; hit the ball.

There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would...

There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would...

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

When you play this game twenty years, go to bat ten-thousand times, and get three-thousand...

When you play this game twenty years, go to bat ten-thousand times, and get three-thousand...

With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.

With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.

I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.

I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.

The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant.

The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant.

I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's...

I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's...

The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has...

The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has...

The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has...

The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has...

I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's...

I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's...

When you play this game twenty years, go to bat ten-thousand times, and get three-thousand...

When you play this game twenty years, go to bat ten-thousand times, and get three-thousand...

Play has been man's most useful preoccupation.

Play has been man's most useful preoccupation.

It is better to play than do nothing

It is better to play than do nothing

Most games are lost, not won.

Most games are lost, not won.