I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care.
If I had my mother's name, there is no doubt that I would have run into problems in those days, the prejudices people had in Southern California.
People think I hate Billy Martin. I don't. I hate some of the things he did. And I will say I don't understand him. Billy Martin is not an intellectual, but there is a cunningness to him that is something to behold.
Blind people come to the park just to hear him pitch.
I couldn't quit, because of all the kids, and the blacks, and the little people pulling for me. I represent both the underdog and the overdog in our society.