“I believe I can hit with anybody in baseball. Maybe I can’t hit with the power of a…”

“I hit many what you call the "bad bol" pitches, and get good wood. The bol' travel like…”

“There's one thing in baseball that always gets my goat and that's the intentional pass. It isn't fair…”

“I'm a better fielder than anyone you can name. I have great respect for Mays, but I can…”

“They did that to me in the American League one year. I coulda hit .600 that year slicing…”

“There are many good players in this game. If they weren't good, they wouldn't be in the majors.…”