It Took Me Seventeen Years

Making The Majors Is Not As Hard As Staying There, Staying Interested Day After Day. It's Like Being Married. The Hardest Part Is To Stay Married.

I Don't Feel Right Unless I Have A Sport To Play Or At Least A Way To Work Up A Sweat.

I Have Always Felt That Although Someone May Defeat Me, And I Strike Out In A Ball Game, The Pitcher On The Particular Day Was The Best Player. But I Know When I See Him Again, I'm Going To Be Ready For His Curve Ball. Failure Is A Part Of Success.

There Wasn't Much White People Would Allow Us To Do In Those Days. You Could Be A Schoolteacher Or An Athlete To Get Away From The Manual Labor And Servant-type Jobs, But There Wasn't Much Else They Were Going To Allow You [to] Do.

I Never Thought We'd Ever Have A Black President. President Obama Has Done Such A Tremendous Job He Just Has Been Unable To Get What He Needs To Be Moved At The Level It Should Be Moved.