"A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold."

"I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium."

"It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know."

"I've always been a slave to my heart."

"To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed."

"There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street."

"Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers."

"Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life."

"I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience."

"Life is one big transition."

"If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article."

"I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line."

"I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh."

"The bat is gone, but the smile remains."

"To be successful, one must take chances."

"The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park."

"I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life."

"Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings."

"I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian."

"Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom."

"Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects."

"I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds."

"You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots."

"I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it."

"Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them."

"That's where the future lies, in the youth of today."

"I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person."

"When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played."

"Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere."

"Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters."

"Helping someone is what life is all about."

"We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed."

"I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause."

"I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work."

"I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose."

"I love September, especially when we're in it."

"I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance."

"I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life."

"We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto."

"I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider."

"I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself."

"I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself."