Didn't Come Up Here To Read. Came

Consistency Is What Counts; You Have To Be Able To Do Things Over And Over Again.

My Motto Was Always To Keep Swinging. Whether I Was In A Slump Or Feeling Badly Or Having Trouble Off The Field, The Only Thing To Do Was Keep Swinging.

I Was Being Thrown To The Wolves. Even Though I Did Something Great, Nobody Wanted To Be A Part Of It. I Was So Isolated. I Couldn't Share It. For Many Years, Even After Jackie Robinson, Baseball Was So Segregated, Really. You Just Didn't Expect Us To Have A Chance To Do Anything. Baseball Was Meant For The Lily-white.

Making The Majors Is Not As Hard As Staying There, Staying Interested Day After Day. It's Like Being Married. The Hardest Part Is To Stay Married.

I Came To The Braves On Business, And I Intended To See That Business Was Good As Long As I Could.