When I Got To Professional Ball I

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 Don't Rate Them, I Just Hit Them.

It Isn't Hard To Be Good From Time To Time In Sports. What Is Tough, Is Being Good Every Day.

When I Was In Birmingham I Used To Go To A Place Called Redwood Field. I Used To Get There For A Two O'clock Game. Where Can You Make This Kind Of Money Playing Sports? It Was Just A Pleasure To Go Out And Enjoy Myself And Get Paid For It.

That's How Easy Baseball Was For Me. I'm Not Trying To Brag Or Anything, But I Had The Knowledge Before I Became A Professional Baseball Player To Do All These Things And Know What Each Guy Would Hit.