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Do not judge others by your own standards, for everyone is making their way home, in the way they know best.
First know yourself, then you will begin to understand why things are as they are, and why life is as it is.
I've had to work for everything I have, and I'm not going to stop. The minute I feel I've made it, I'm done.
The last few weeks we had been playing poorly, but hopefully we can ride this all the way through Halloween.
Put as much pressure on me as possible. I have no qualms handling that, because I expect that out of myself.
You're just trying to go out there and give seven innings. Seven innings, 105 pitches, that's a good outing.
Sometimes in this game, you get punched in the face. And you've got to be able to take it and learn from it.
Brooklyn was the most wonderful city a man could play in, and the fans there were the most loyal there were.
There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game.
When I'm healthy, I can still pitch. I know I can still pitch at that level and get the results that I want.
And George Brett. I think most people know that George and I have become pretty good friends over the years.
If someone met me on a game day, he wouldn't like me. The days in between, I'm the goodest guy you can find.
I've always tried to work hard. I'm not trying to show anybody up or do something spectacular for attention.
As a child, a library card takes you to exotic, faraway places. When you're grown up, a credit card does it.
I'm the type of person who likes to enjoy everything that I do, take advantage of every opportunity in life.
I've been given an opportunity right now and I'm going to run through a wall to try to take advantage of it.
Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together.
I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.
Rooting is following, and I don't do that, but I'd like to see the Phillies win because I love Philadelphia.
My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The game is a game, and things happen, and you can't always execute your plan as perfectly as you'd like to.
All last year we tried to teach him (Fernando Valenzuela) English, and the only word he learned was million.
The best way to win is to play well early or late in the game. The middle part tends to take care of itself.
If I'm asked to play first, I should be ready. It's nice to be in the lineup, regardless of where you're at.
Ninety percent I'll spend on good times, women and Irish Whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste.
When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It depends on how many games there was.
Oh, treacherous night thou lendest thy ready veil to every treason, and teeming mischief's beneath thy shade.
When I look at a season, and it's all said and done, and the thing I look for is, first off, did my team win?
Well, the good Lord and good luck must have been with me because I did exactly what I said I was going to do.
Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
Getting into the Hall of Fame won't change me. I'm still going to pass gas and pick my nose like I always do.
I'm from Southern California, so I feel much more comfortable with a golf club in my hand than I do a weapon.
Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees are so famous for Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, all of those guys.
When you're an athlete and you play every day and are conditioning yourself every year, the aging is gradual.
He'd (Reggie Jackson) give you the shirt off his back. Of course he'd call a press conference to announce it.
A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater.
Things change. Routines change. Things have to change. But change doesn't mean less. It just means different.
Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.
The people like the American Legion Post that gave us a chance to play. A place to play and a chance to play.
Through the years I've been getting better and better and better, and it's what you learn though the seasons.
I do like to wear the same hat on game days, but I consider that more of a routine thing than a superstition.
The guy's (Shane Spencer) ridiculous. No one hits home runs like that. I'm telling you, man, it's ridiculous.
I put the blinders on and just work as hard as I can, and hopefully I'll just continue to be a better player.
I want everybody to understand that I am an American Negro first before I am a member of any political party.
Gaylord Perry and Willie McCovey should know each other like a book. They've been ex-teammates for years now.
I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.
I don't have to prove myself to anyone. People know what I'm capable of. I've spent a long time in this game.
Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive
I never give up. If you beat me, you have to beat me one, three, four, five times, and I still don't give up.
I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.