Johnny Pesky Quotations

He sent me a fruit basket and a card signed by all his teammates. I was very surprised. He didn't have to do that. It was very nice of him. He came into the (Sox) clubhouse after it happened and apologized, but I told him there was no need. It was my fault.

I can't remember him every criticizing a player. He was a peach of a guy.

If I was a poet laureate, I couldn't find the words.

It was my own damn fault. I was in the wrong place.

He was in the clubhouse before the game. He was really easy to speak to. He dressed well. He was a peach of a guy.

He was in a class with Mel Allen and all those great announcers. You always go by the voice, and when they got that good voice, you could listen to them all day.

I thought the pole was plenty, ... When something like this happens, it makes you feel pretty good. But I don't want to die just yet.

He was a very unpretentious guy, and there was nothing conceited about him at all. He had a great body, and was good-looking with curly hair. He was a great guy to be around.

First time anything like this has ever happened to me. I've been in the game over 60 years. I was kind of struggling (Saturday). I was like a fish out of water.

I think if you're Red Sox, well, it's something you're born with, and affection you have.