“I am able to speak at many, many functions, ... The reason I support the United Way is that it does so much good in our country. A lot of people, like all of you gathered here today, are always willing to help. It's something that makes this country great. It's always good to meet people and to break bread with them.”
“My wife tells me one day, 'I think you love baseball more than me.' I say, 'Well, I guess that's true, but hey, I love you more than football and hockey.' ”
“This is something that we needed so desperately in this game. And to see the reaction of the fans all over the country is really and truly amazing, and to see the excitement at that ballpark today was stimulating. All of us in baseball should really say to those guys congratulations for what they've done for the game.”
“Do you know how many countries are represented in the Olympics, and how many sports, and how many athletes? ... A lot. A lot. But no Americans in baseball? Why? Why? It's sad. Very sad.”
“They made a movie about the hockey team, ... but, I'm telling you, for us to beat the Cubans was bigger than for them to beat the Russians. Nobody in all of the world believed we could have beaten the Cubans.”
“Frank asks me questions, and I give him opinions, and that's it. I'm the senior advisor to the chairman of the board. It wouldn't be good if we both had the same opinions.”
