As I remember it, the bases were loaded.
(asked his reaction to hitting a grand slam)

As I remember it, the bases were loaded.
(asked his reaction to hitting a grand slam)

I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player.

I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player.

It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf.

It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf.

He said, 'Gosh, Dad, that mean's we're not going to any more bowl games.'
(on his 11-year-old son's reaction read more

He said, 'Gosh, Dad, that mean's we're not going to any more bowl games.'
(on his 11-year-old son's reaction after he took the job with the Boilermakers)

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.

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment... quality is important because it read more

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment... quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life.

They shouldn't throw at me. I'm the father of five or six kids.

They shouldn't throw at me. I'm the father of five or six kids.

Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.

Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.