Maybe I Was Born To Play Ball.

"and My Father Didn't Have Money For Me To Go To College. And At That Particular Time They Didn't Have Black Quarterbacks, And I Don't Think I Could Have Made It In Basketball, Because I Was Only 5′ 11". So I Just Picked Baseball."

I Think I Was The Best Baseball Player I Ever Saw.

I Don't Rate Them, I Just Hit Them.

That's How Easy Baseball Was For Me. I'm Not Trying To Brag Or Anything, But I Had The Knowledge Before I Became A Professional Baseball Player To Do All These Things And Know What Each Guy Would Hit.

I Always Enjoyed Playing Ball, And It Didn't Matter To Me Whether I Played With White Kids Or Black. I Never Understood Why An Issue Was Made Of Who I Played With, And I Never Felt Comfortable, When I Grew Up, Telling Other People How To Act