It's Been A Terrific Life.

In Baseball, Democracy Shines Its Clearest. The Only Race That Matters Is The Race To The Bag. The Creed Is The Rule Book. And Color, Merely Something To Distinguish One Team's Uniform From Another's.

Baseball Is A Tongue-tied Kid From Georgia Growing Up To Be An Announcer And Praising The Lord For Showing Him The Way To Cooperstown. This Is A Game For America. Still A Game For America, This Baseball!

There's A Man In Mobile Who Remembers That Honus Wagner Hit A Triple In Pittsburgh 46 Years Ago. That's Baseball.

I Praise The Lord Here Today. I Know That All My Talent And All My Ability Comes From Him, And Without Him I'm Nothing And I Thank Him For His Great Blessing.

Sparky's The Only Guy I Know Who's Written More Books Than He's Read.