44 Quotes by Jim Bouton

The older they get, the better they get when they were younger

High school games would just as big a deal to me as any major league game.

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?

The author says his young son, adopted from South Korea, occasionally burps and says thank you but otherwise is doing all right.

It never hurts to apologize, especially if you don't mean it.

Front offices are more interested in players that are far than players that are near.

Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?

The day he is out of baseball will be the day he starts to think about what comes next. By then, it may be too late.

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.