"The unbelievable part about the Babe, of course, was that he hit only 34 homers in the first two-thirds of the season…"

"Why do they cheer me for hitting a homer and then boo me for grounding out the next time up. I'm still the same guy, …"

"You know why that's my favorite hit? Well, they say that the only other two players who ever hit one over there were …"

"If I'm gonna be a champion, I want to win as a champion. I'm staying in to the end."

"Hmmm... wait until Foxx sees me hit."

"I sure have. I'd like to break every hitting record in the books. When I walk down the street, I'd like for them to s…"

"Batting coaches are just as important as pitching coaches. Lefty O'Doul gave me good advice when he said: "Don't ever…"

"A man has to have goals — for a day, for a lifetime — and that was mine, to have people say, "There goes Ted Williams…"

"Any pitcher throwing sinkers and hard sliders."

"A kid copies what is good. I remember the first time I saw Lefty O'Doul, and he was as far away as those palms. And I…"