No matter how many times you say you're sorry, somebody is not going to hear you.

There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game.

I came to Vegas because I work 20 days a month here; I couldn't live anywhere else.

Since 1869, baseball has been doing pretty well.

We were so poor when I was a kid that I had a sister who was stamped, 'Made In Japan.'

I was born on the day Lincoln was shot and the Titanic sank.

I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's birthday, because two days after that is when I can apply for reinstatement.

Who cares if you bunt for a base hit?

Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.

I bet on the game of baseball and I bet on my team, even the mistakes I made, I have to take a different look at someone betting against their own team... that's throwing the game.

In the old days, you know, they didn't have batting cages. And in most ball parks, they only had one runway to the dugout.

Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone.

I get accused of talking about records. But it's the guys who interview me who ask about them.

I owe baseball. Baseball don't owe me a damn thing.

I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player.

Doctors tell me I have the body of a thirty year old. I know I have the brain of a fifteen year old. If you've got both, you can play baseball.

Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league.

Willie Mays could throw better, and Hank Aaron could hit more home runs. But I've got enthusiasm. I've got desire. I've got hustle. Those are God-given talents, too.

Sometimes, when you don't have spark, someone in the dugout has to create something.

There is no doubt that because I am a switch hitter I have one of the best offensive advantages that a hitter can have.

Never bet on baseball.

I met Gerald Ford. I met Richard Nixon. I met Jimmy Carter. I met Dwight Eisenhower when he was a general. George Bush senior. I haven't met Bill Clinton or George W. Bush, although I got a letter from him.

Obama's a great speaker. Because of his speaking ability and his appearance, a lot of guys got on board. Being the first African American, a lot guys got on board.

Sparky Anderson taught me this a long time ago: 'There's three ways you can treat a person. You can pat 'em on the butt, you can kick 'em in the butt, or you can leave 'em alone.'