I Don't Mean To Be

Never Assume The Other Guy Will Never Do Something You Would Never Do.

At Ten I Was Playing Against 18-year-old Guys. At 15 I Was Playing Professional Ball With The Birmingham Black Barons, So I Really Came Very Quickly In All Sports.

I Didn't Teach You That. Catch The Ball With Your Glove.

Baseball Is A Game, Yes. It Is Also A Business. But What Is Most Truly Is Is Disguised Combat. For All Its Gentility, Its Almost Leisurely Pace, Baseball Is Violence Under Wraps.

I Think I Was Programmed To Do Good Things When I Came Into The Majors. I Knew How To Play.