When I get the record, all it will make me is the player with the most hits. I'm also the player with the most at bats and the most outs. I never said I was a greater player than Cobb.

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

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

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...

See the ball; hit the ball.

See the ball; hit the ball.

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...

Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league.

Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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.

Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you...

Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you...

The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always...

The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always...

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...

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

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