When I'm Not Hitting, I Don't Hit

"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."

One Of The Hardest Parts Of Practice Is The Criticism A Player Takes From His Coaches. Some Players Think A Coach Has It In For Them When A Flaw In Style Is Pointed Out ... I Know That When Things Start Going Wrong, For One, I Get The Coach To Keep His Eye On Me To See What I'm Suddenly Doing Wrong. I Can't See It Or I Wouldn't Be Doing It In The First Place.

Congratulations To Alex Rodriguez On His 660th Home Run, Milestones In Baseball Are Meant To Be Broken And I Wish Him Continued Success Throughout His Career.

In 1950, When The Giants Signed Me, They Gave Me $15,000. I Bought A 1950 Mercury. I Couldn't Drive, But I Had It In The Parking Lot There, And Everybody That Could Drive Would Drive The Car. So It Was Like A Community Thing

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.