The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting.

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, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail.

I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't throw it past me, none of them.