"He was my favorite hitter. He could do almost anything he wanted to do at bat. He was a scientific hitter. I've seen …"

"Terrible. It took me 17 years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course."

"I'm not trying to make anyone forget the Babe; but only to remember Hank Aaron."

"There wasn't any pitcher I felt I couldn't get a hit off."

"When he was healthy, there was nobody better than Campanella as both a catcher and a hitter. But I played with Del Cr…"

"I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothi…"

"I like those lefties, but when you're hitting, all pitchers look alike. I don't care too much who's throwing or what …"

"Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit."

"[W]hen I was a little boy, my daddy said to me, "Henry, never hurry unless you have to." I've remembered that all my …"

"The way I see it, it's a great thing to be the man who hit the most home runs, but it's a greater thing to be the man…"