I Would Like People Not To Think

I Need To Depend On Someone Who Is Bigger, Stronger And Wiser Than I Am. I Don't Do It On My Own. God Is My Strength. He Gave Me A Good Body And Some Talent And The Freedom To Develop It. He Helps Me When Things Go Wrong. He Forgives Me When I Fall On My Face. He Lights The Way.

Guessing What The Pitcher Is Going To Throw Is 80% Of Being A Successful Hitter. The Other 20% Is Just Execution.

Didn't Come Up Here To Read. Came Up Here To Hit.

There Wasn't Much White People Would Allow Us To Do In Those Days. You Could Be A Schoolteacher Or An Athlete To Get Away From The Manual Labor And Servant-type Jobs, But There Wasn't Much Else They Were Going To Allow You [to] Do.

You've Got To Remember, The Older You Get The Slower You Get. I've Seen A Lot Of Players Get Old ... If I Can Have A Good Season In 1972 And Come Back With Another Good One, Well, That's Different. I Might Not Quit. But Two Bad Ones Back To Back And Staying Home Would Be Written On The Wall.