I Said I'm Going To

Reading Isn't Good For A Ballplayer. Not Good For His Eyes. If My Eyes Went Bad Even A Little Bit I Couldn't Hit Home Runs. So I Gave Up Reading.

I've Heard People Say That The Trouble With The World Is That We Haven't Enough Great Leaders. I Think We Haven't Enough Great Followers. I Have Stood Side By Side With Great Thinkers - Surgeons, Engineers, Economists; People Who Deserve A Great Following - And Have Heard The Crowd Cheer Me Instead.

Don't Ever Forget Two Things I'm Going To Tell You. One, Don't Believe Everything That's Written About You. Two, Don't Pick Up Too Many Checks.

What The Hell Has Hoover Got To Do With It? Besides, I Had A Better Year Than He Did.

If It Wasn't For Baseball, I'd Be In Either The Penitentiary Or The Cemetery. I Have The Same Violent Temper My Father And Older Brother Had. Both Died Of Injuries From Street Fights In Baltimore, Fights Begun By Flare-ups Of Their Tempers.