Don't Come Home A Failure.

I've Got To Be First. All The Time.

Speed Is A Great Asset; But It's Greater When It's Combined With Quickness - And There's A Big Difference.

I Never Could Stand Losing. Second Place Didn't Interest Me. I Had A Fire In My Belly.

He Batted Against Spitballs, Shineballs, Emeryballs And All The Other Trick Deliveries. He Never Figured Anything Out Or Studied Anything With The Same Scientific Approach I Gave It. He Just Swung. If He'd Ever Had Any Knowledge Of Batting, His Average Would Have Been Phenomenal. ... He Seemed Content To Just Punch The Ball, And I Can Still See Those Line Drives Whistling To The Far Precincts. Joe Jackson Hit The Ball Harder Than Any Man Ever To Play Baseball.

He (shoeless Joe Jackson) Was The Finest Natural Hitter In The History Of The Game.