I never want to quit playing ball. They'll have to cut this uniform off of me to get me out of it. Roy Campanella
A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn't the terrible job it is painted, and that he isn't going to say every day, 'Why, oh why with so many other positions in baseball did I take up this one.' Bill Dickey
I like to have my hand on every single plate that goes out. It's really a good feeling when someone compliments your meal, and you had everything to do with making it. It's very rewarding. Bill Dickey
I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full. Arthur Ashe
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. Arthur Ashe
A torn rotator cuff is a cancer for a pitcher and if a pitcher gets a badly torn one, he has to face the facts, it's all over baby. Don Drysdale
When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw your taxes. Don Drysdale
Some of these guys wear beards to make them look intimidating, but they don't look so tough when they have to deliver the ball. Their abilities and their attitudes don't back up their beards. Don Drysdale
The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid. Don Drysdale
I searched for years I found no love. I'm sure that love will never be a product of plasticity. Frank Zappa