I Don't Compare 'em, I Just Catch

If You Can Do That - If You Run, Hit, Run The Bases, Hit With Power, Field, Throw And Do All Other Things That Are Part Of The Game - Then You're A Good Ballplayer.

I Remember The Last Season I Played. I Went Home After A Ballgame One Day, Lay Down On My Bed, And Tears Came To My Eyes. How Can You Explain That? It's Like Crying For Your Mother After She's Gone. You Cry Because You Love Her. I Cried, I Guess, Because I Loved Baseball, And I Knew I Had To Leave It.

When I Got To Professional Ball I Used To Play 150 Games Every Year. It Depends On How Many Games There Was.

At Ten I Was Playing Against 18-year-old Guys. At 15 I Was Playing Professional Ball With The Birmingham Black Barons, So I Really Came Very Quickly In All Sports.

I'm Not The Type Of Guy To Go Out And Just Say, 'hey, I'm Raising My Fist To Do This And Do That.' I Don't Think I'm That Type Of Guy. I Wasn't A Leader The Way Other People May Have Wanted Me To Be.