“ he says. ''It was one of those ponds that are stocked with fish. He told me not to bring any live bait. I got there and he was already waiting for me. He said, 'What's in the cooler?' and I said, 'I brought a couple of beers.' He said, 'No beer on this boat,' and I said, 'No fishing for me on this boat. See ya.' ”
“[It was overcast and chilly on that Wednesday afternoon, and the temperamental Williams was in a cantankerous mood as he chased away panting writers and photographers before the game. After one cameraman tried to snap him in the clubhouse, Ed Linn wrote in his 1993 biography,] Hitter, ... Get one like this!”
“Mississippi State had him as their No. 1 recruit, but midway through the summer I started getting vibes that they wanted him to go to a prep school and then they would sign him. I said no way we could do that. This kid is already qualified with an excellent future in front of him. I felt that was not in his best interest.”
“Every year we've gone out (to California), it's just a battle to score runs. We practice in the morning for a couple hours, play a game and then if we need to, practice again. It's like two-a-days for football. When we come back, we should know what we're going to do.”
“It's nice to have your starting pitcher back. We know what we'll get out of her. Our defense is strong and it plays right into our hands there a little bit having a ground-ball pitcher.”
“I've never been a part of anything like that before. As a player you're told not to mention it. Before I knew it, he struck the last guy out and it was a great feeling. We all just tackled him.”
