I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player.

I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player.

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, read more

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball.

You mean in the state?
(when asked if he felt his team should be ranked in the Top Twenty read more

You mean in the state?
(when asked if he felt his team should be ranked in the Top Twenty this season)

With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am read more

With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them.

Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.

Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.

I'm fairly confident that if I died tomorrow, Don would find a way to preserve me until the season was read more

I'm fairly confident that if I died tomorrow, Don would find a way to preserve me until the season was over and he had time for a nice funeral.
(on the career dedication of her husband, the Miami Dolphins' coach)

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

Racing is a matter of spirit not strength.

Racing is a matter of spirit not strength.

I play [golf] with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.

I play [golf] with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.