I Wasn't Ever Much Of A Yankee

You Have The Honor And Privilege Of Being In Position To Do Something Amazingly Special. If You Have The Chance, You Must Do It.

Some Pitchers Want To Be Known As The Fastest Throwers That Ever Lived. Some Want To Win 30 Games In One Season. Some Want To Pitch A No-hitter. All I Want To Do Is The Best I Can, Day After Day. In Other Words, I Want To Prove I Am The Best.

Take A Look At All Of Them: Marichal, Jenkins, Spahn - What Do You Think Made Them Successful? They Conditioned Their Arms By Pitching More, Not Less, Starting From When They Signed Their First Contract.

Do You Think It's Easy To Just Walk Up To Joe Dimaggio And Start Up A Conversation? I've Been Around Him At Old-timers' Games, And Believe Me, He's Someone Special. It's Not Easy To Walk Over And Say, 'how Ya Doin', Joe, Whaddya Say?' You Really Feel As Though This Is The One Old-timer You Have To Call Mister.

My Pitch Count As A General Rule Was 135. And I Knew How Many Pitches I Had When I Went To The Mound For The Last Three Innings.