I'm Sure Glad This Isn't My Home

I Never Smile When I Have A Bat In My Hands. That's When You've Got To Be Serious. When I Get Out On The Field, Nothing's A Joke To Me. I Don't Feel Like I Should Walk Around With A Smile On My Face.

I Have Always Felt That Although Someone May Defeat Me, And I Strike Out In A Ball Game, The Pitcher On The Particular Day Was The Best Player. But I Know When I See Him Again, I'm Going To Be Ready For His Curve Ball. Failure Is A Part Of Success.

I Played Sometimes About As Dull As You Can Play It. I Did Things The Right Way, You Know. I Think I Modeled My Playing Ability After One Of The All Time Greats, Joe Dimaggio. You Always Found Joe, When He Played, You Know, He Always Threw To The Right Base. He Ran, He Caught The Ball. He Did All The Right Things. He Was An Idol Of Mine In The Outfield. He Played The Game The Way It Was Supposed To Be Played.

Failure Is A Part Of Success.

I Had Many, Many, Many Death Threats. I Couldn't Open Letters For A Long Time, Because They All Had To Be Opened By Either The Fbi Or Somebody. I Couldn't Open Letters. I Had To Be Escorted. In Fact, Just Recently I Went To A Funeral, Calvin Wardlaw, Who Was The Detective -- The Policeman -- With Me For Two Years, Passed Away Just Recently. He And I Got To Be Bosom Buddies Really, But That Was The Hardest Part. I Wasn't Able To Enjoy -- You Know.