“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.”

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

“If I had known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself!”

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

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

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