Heroes are people who are all good with no bad in them. That's the way I always saw Joe DiMaggio. He was beyond question one of the greatest players of the century.
The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run.
If the World Series was on the line and I could pick one pitcher to pitch the game, I'd choose Whitey Ford every time.
Casey didn't easily forgive a guy who got doubled up on a hit-and-run play. He didn't see any reason why the runner couldn't take a quick glance back toward the plate to make sure the ball was hit safely.
To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.
Hey man! Get away from me!
You don't have to talk to me about pensions. I won't be around long enough to collect one.
I don't know why Roger (Maris) isn't in the hall of fame. To me, he was as good as there ever was.
The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know.
It gave me a second chance. I'd like everybody to have a second chance if they need it, so I'm trying to let people know how important it is to become an organ donor.
I never got to see the '27 Yankees. Everyone says that was the greatest team ever. But I think it would've been a great series if we'd have had the chance to play them.
I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.
It was the single greatest feat I ever saw.
Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them.
In 1960 when Pittsburgh beat us in the World Series, we outscored them 55-27. It was the only time I think the better team lost. I was so disappointed I cried on the plane ride home.
It looked like Roy Rogers rode through on Trigger, and Trigger kicked the guy in the face.
As far as he knew, I was dying.
I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.
You might as well go in and start getting dressed. I'm going to hit his first pitch for a home run.
After a play in the field Casey would turn (to the players on the bench) and say 'What did he do wrong?' or 'You're better than that guy.' Either way, he'd keep them from getting stale.
People say Yogi (Berra) is a strange guy, and I've heard Yogi say some funny things. But he has a beautiful wife, he's rich, and he's famous. I don't see anything strange about that.
A lot of people wrote that Roger (Maris) and I didn't like each other and that we didn't get along. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I don't know why, but for some reason I seem to be more popular now than when I was playing.
A body came flying out and landed at my feet. At first I thought it was Billy so I picked him up. But when I saw it wasn't I dropped him back down.
Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by watching games on TV. By the time they're out of high school, the good ones are almost ready to play professional ball.
