Luck is the residue of design. |
Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run. |
Never surrender opportunity for security. |
Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game. |
Our pitching staff is a conspiracy of ifs. |
Problems are the price you pay for progress. |
The applause belongs to the teams. They are the ones who provided the fans an experience on such an exceptional level that enabled the League overall to reach this previously unattained plateau. |
The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race. |
The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball. |
Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil. |
This ball - this symbol; its it worth a whole man's life? |
Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou must. |
Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late. |
When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered. |
You don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth. |