[my Father] Didn't Make Much Money, And

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.

Looking At The Ball Going Over The Fence Isn't Going To Help.

I Had Just Turned 20, And Jackie Told Me The Only Way To Be Successful At Anything Was To Go Out And Do It. He Said Baseball Was A Game You Played Every Day, Not Once A Week.

Once The Record Was Mine, I Had To Use It Like A Louisville Slugger. I Believed, And Still Do, That There Was A Reason Why I Was Chosen To Break The Record. I Feel It's My Task To Carry On Where Jackie Robinson Left Off, And I Only Know Of One Way To Go About It. It's The Only Way I've Ever Had Of Dealing With Things Like Fastballs And Bigotry -- Keep Swinging At Them.

[my Father] Didn't Make Much Money, And I Tell A Lot Of People, You Know, I Was A Vegetarian Before People Knew What A Vegetarian Was. That's All I Ate Was Vegetables.