I'm convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile.

I'm convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile.

It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too.
(after winning the Grand Slam Cup.)

It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too.
(after winning the Grand Slam Cup.)

Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.

Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.

I play [golf] with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.

I play [golf] with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.

I'm going to send the injured reserve players out for the toss next time.
(after the team's cocaptain, offensive read more

I'm going to send the injured reserve players out for the toss next time.
(after the team's cocaptain, offensive guard Robert Pratt, pulled a hamstring running onto the field for the coin toss against St. Louis)

It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring when everything else read more

It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.

Tom.
(New coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets, when asked how he pronounced his name, 1966)

Tom.
(New coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets, when asked how he pronounced his name, 1966)

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.

Competitions are for horse, not artist.

Competitions are for horse, not artist.