Failure Is A Part Of

You Got To Play A Hundred And Fifty Games A Year, So Pick Your Spots. You Can Miss Two Games A Month; So Pick The Days You're Gonna Be Hurt, Or You're Gonna Rest Or You're Gonna Have A Drink Or Two. The Rest Of The Time, Be On That Field.

I Looked For The Same Pitch My Whole Career, A Breaking Ball. All Of The Time. I Never Worried About The Fastball. They Couldn't Throw It Past Me, None Of Them.

I Had Many, Many, Many Death Threats. I Couldn't Open Letters For A Long Time, Because They All Had To Be Opened By Either The Fbi Or Somebody. I Couldn't Open Letters. I Had To Be Escorted. In Fact, Just Recently I Went To A Funeral, Calvin Wardlaw, Who Was The Detective -- The Policeman -- With Me For Two Years, Passed Away Just Recently. He And I Got To Be Bosom Buddies Really, But That Was The Hardest Part. I Wasn't Able To Enjoy -- You Know.

The Triple Is The Most Exciting Play In Baseball. Home Runs Win A Lot Of Games, But I Never Understood Why Fans Are So Obsessed With Them.

I Never Smile When I Have A Bat In My Hands. That's When You've Got To Be Serious. When I Get Out On The Field, Nothing's A Joke To Me. I Don't Feel Like I Should Walk Around With A Smile On My Face.