“ Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field? Jim Bouton
“ You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time. Jim Bouton
“ The author emphasizes the importance of self-forgetfulness when his statistics were marred by a bad outing. He forgot all of that outing to such an extent that he quipped, "What was my name? Jim Bouton
“ The pitching coach was bugged by the author's technique because he had never seen anyone do it before, and besides, it wasn't the coach's idea. Jim Bouton
“ The author says his young son, adopted from South Korea, occasionally burps and says thank you but otherwise is doing all right. Jim Bouton
