Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

You only have to bat a thousand two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4 for read more

You only have to bat a thousand two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4 for five.

The racecourse is as level as a billiard ball

The racecourse is as level as a billiard ball

Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.

Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.

Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.

Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.

The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register.

The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register.

I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country read more

I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.

Are you any relation to your brother Marv?
(spoken to announcer Steve Albert)

Are you any relation to your brother Marv?
(spoken to announcer Steve Albert)

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.