Left-handers have more enthusiasm for life. They sleep on the wrong side of the bed, and their head gets more stagnant on that side

That kid can hit balls over buildings

When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out

The trick is growing up without growing old

Oldtimers weekends and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're successful.

Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a chance to be a star. Now that fella over there, he's 20 years old, too. In 10 years he's got a chance to be 30

I want to thank my parents for letting me play baseball. I'm thankful I had baseball knuckles and couldn't become a dentist. I got $2,100 a year when I started in the big league, and they get more money now. I chased the balls that Babe Ruth hit.

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking about being an owner.

Well, that's baseball, Rags to riches one day and riches to rags the next. But I've been in it thirty-six years and I'm used to it.