I Came To The Braves On Business,

The Thing I Like About Baseball Is That It's One-on-one. You Stand Up There Alone, And If You Make A Mistake, It's Your Mistake. If You Hit A Home Run, It's Your Home Run.

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.

Once The Record Was Mine, I Had To Use It Like A Louisville Slugger. I Believed, And Still Do, That There Was A Reason Why I Was Chosen To Break The Record. I Feel It's My Task To Carry On Where Jackie Robinson Left Off, And I Only Know Of One Way To Go About It. It's The Only Way I've Ever Had Of Dealing With Things Like Fastballs And Bigotry -- Keep Swinging At Them.

I Don't Feel Right Unless I Have A Sport To Play Or At Least A Way To Work Up A Sweat.

Baseball Is A Lot Like The Ivy-covered Wall Of Wrigley Field--it Gives Off A Great Appearance, But When You Run Into It, You Discover The Bricks Underneath. At Times, It Seems That We're Dealing With A Group Of Men Who Aren't Much Different Than Others We've All Run Into Over The Years, Except They Wear Neckties Instead Of Robes And Hoods.