I Am Very Proud To

I Played Sometimes About As Dull As You Can Play It. I Did Things The Right Way, You Know. I Think I Modeled My Playing Ability After One Of The All Time Greats, Joe Dimaggio. You Always Found Joe, When He Played, You Know, He Always Threw To The Right Base. He Ran, He Caught The Ball. He Did All The Right Things. He Was An Idol Of Mine In The Outfield. He Played The Game The Way It Was Supposed To Be Played.

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 Think What Separates A Superstar From The Average Ballplayer Is That He Concentrates Just A Little Bit Longer.

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.

I've Tried A Lot Of Things In The Off-season, But The Only Thing I Really Know Is Baseball.