I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.
I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn't win thirty games.
All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it.
Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.
Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and they ain't eating.