Baseball Gets Better For Whatever Reason.

My Parents Didn't Agree With What Was Going On, You Know, With The Communists Coming In, Fidel Castro. I Didn't See The Reason Why I Needed To Go Back There And Be A Part Of That Exhibition

Yeah, I'm Going To Go Back (after Hitting His 500th Home Run, But Commenting On Reaching The 3,000 Hit Plateau) To My Punch-and-judy Days, Hit The Ball The Other Way, Start Bunting The Ball A Little Bit.

I'm Very Happy For The Contreras Family. They're Out. Now They've Got A Chance To Experience Life The Way I Did As A Kid. You Know, His Kids Are Going To Have A Real Chance In Life Now, And The Same Way That I Had It.

I Respect The Hall Of Fame, And If They Think That I'm Worthy Enough, I Would Be Very Honored. And If They Don't, I Gave It All That I Had To This Game.

Three Thousand, It's Just A Number. It's Just A Game