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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Never bet on baseball.

Never bet on baseball.

I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs and four-thousand hits.

I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs and four-thousand hits.

Doctors tell me I have the body of a thirty year old. I know I...

Doctors tell me I have the body of a thirty year old. I know I...

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...

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.

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...

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.

When I get the record, all it will make me is the player with the...

When I get the record, all it will make me is the player with the...

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.

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...

Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league.

Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money

I fished a lot, dove a lot, boated a lot - and made Johnny Walker...

I fished a lot, dove a lot, boated a lot - and made Johnny Walker...

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

When its a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.