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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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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.

Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.

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.

Never bet on baseball.

Never bet on baseball.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league.

Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league.

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...

See the ball; hit the ball.

See the ball; hit the ball.

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...