Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere. Willie Stargell
We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto. Willie Stargell
It's only a hitch when you're in a slump. When you're hitting the ball its called rhythm. Eddie Mathews
I don't know where Hank Aaron will break Ruth's record but I can tell you one thing - ten years from the day he hits it three million people will say they were there. Eddie Mathews
To imagine yourself inside another person... is what a storywriter does in every piece of work; it is his first step, and his last too, I suppose. Eudora Welty
Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of stumbling upon cause and effect in the happenings of a writer's own life. Eudora Welty
I am a writer who came of a sheltered life. A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring starts from within. Eudora Welty
I had such a wonderful life before drugs and alcohol abuse. I've got that life back now and plan to keep it. Maybe I had to go through what I did to get to this point, to appreciate this life more. Harvey Martin
I don't know how it started but someone must have noticed I was always chewing tobacco or smoking a pipe. Hank Sauer
After I'd hit a home run and took my position in the field, the fans in the bleachers began throwing packages of tobacco at me. I stuffed them in my pocket. Hank Sauer
