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Life is one big transition.
I've always been a slave to my heart.
The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
To be successful, one must take chances.
Don't be sharp or flat; just be natural.
Helping someone is what life is all about.
I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
I love September, especially when we're in it.
I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.
It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."
I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.
Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square.
I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.
I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.
I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.
To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.
We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.
I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.