I Did What Any American

My Father Loved Baseball And He Cultivated My Talent. I Don't Think He Ever Had Any Doubt In His Mind That I Would Play Professional Baseball Someday.

I Did What Any American Could And Should Do: Serve His Country In Its Time Of Need.

I'm No Hero. Heroes Don't Come Back. Survivors Return Home. Heroes Never Come Home. If Anyone Thinks I'm A Hero, I'm Not.

Every Day Is A New Opportunity. You Can Build On Yesterday's Success Or Put Its Failures Behind And Start Over Again. That's The Way Life Is, With A New Game Every Day, And That's The Way Baseball Is.

Baseball In The Navy Always Was Much More Fun Than It Had Been In The Major Leagues.