“I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.”

“Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said "sure, every time".”

“After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.”

“A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.”

“If I knew I was going to live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself.”

“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

“You never have to wait long, or look far, to be reminded of how thin the line is between being a hero or a goat.”