"Generally in the Little League you're up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a walk. Isn't that beautiful way to learn to hit? For four years you stand up there looking for a walk."

"He (Roberto Clemente) looked like he was falling apart when he ran. Looked like he was coming apart when he threw. His stance at the plate was ridiculous, he really looked less like a ball player than anyone I'd ever seen. It was a crazy thing. The only thing that made him look sensational was the results."

"I never slept when I lost. I'd see the sun come up without ever having closed my eyes. I'd see those base hits over and over and they would drive me crazy."

"My feeling is that when you're managing a baseball team, you have to pick the right people to play and then pray a lot."

"There is no doubt that someone who tries to throw a curve or pitch at any early age before he's developed, before his hand is big enough to grip the ball correctly, will damage his arm."

"You don't have to make a big study of batters beforehand. When I have good stuff I throw four fastballs out of five pitches. When you take up a hitter in a clubhouse meeting, no matter what his weakness is, it's going to end up low and away or high and tight, and the curveball must be thrown below the belt. That's the whole story of pitching. Keep your life and your pitching real simple and you’ll get along." Source: Time Magazine (July 1956)

"When I was with Houston at the end of my career, Bob Gibson walked up to me one day when I was running in the outfield. He asked me why I didn't quit and said what a shame it was that I was ruining a great career and just trying to hang on. Years later, I saw (Bob) Gibson trying to do the same thing." Source: Robin Roberts Retirement Dinner Speech

"When Mickey Mantle bunted with the wind blowing out in Crosley Field." Source: Sports Illustrated (Article describing his best All Star moment, July 24, 1978)

"Baseball and the Phillies not only lost one of the greatest pitchers the game has ever known but the Carpenter family also lost a true friend. He (Robin Roberts) was my idol as I grew up with the 1950 Phillies." - Former Philadelphia Phillies President Ruly Carpenter on MLB.com (Marty Noble, 05/06/2010, 'Hall of Fame pitcher Roberts dies at 83')

"Every time he (Robin Roberts) came around the clubhouse he would start talking about pitching. He talked with me about my slider, and anything he had to say, I was all ears. Another thing about Robbie was that he never talked about the way things were when he played the game. He realized that the game changed with time. I was really fortunate to be able to talk with a living legend about pitching." - Brad Lidge on MLB.com (Marty Noble, 05/06/2010, 'Hall of Fame pitcher Roberts dies at 83')

"He (Robin Roberts) looks like the kind of pitcher you can't wait to swing at, but you swing and the ball isn't where you thought it was." - Hall of Famer Willie Stargell on MLB.com (Marty Noble, 05/06/2010, 'Hall of Fame pitcher Roberts dies at 83')

"He (Robin Roberts) was like a diesel engine. The more you used him, the better he ran. I don't think you could wear him out. The end of the 1950 season, I was in the Army and I think Bob Miller had a bad back. I know Robin had to throw almost every day." - Former Teammate Curt Simmons on MLB.com (Marty Noble, 05/06/2010, 'Hall of Fame pitcher Roberts dies at 83')

"He (Robin Roberts) was as old-school as you could get. He'd just run and throw to get in shape." - Former Philadelphia Phillies Manager and Pitcher Dallas Green on MLB.com (Marty Noble, 05/06/2010, 'Hall of Fame pitcher Roberts dies at 83')

"Probably the best fastball I ever saw was Robin Roberts. His ball would rise around six or eight inches, and with plenty on it. And he had great control." - Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner on MLB.com (Marty Noble, 05/06/2010, 'Hall of Fame pitcher Roberts dies at 83')

"Robin Roberts was a Phillies treasure, a Hall of Fame pitcher and a Hall of Fame person." - Philadelphia Phillies President David Montgomery on MLB.com (Marty Noble, 05/06/2010, 'Hall of Fame pitcher Roberts dies at 83')

"Throwing from a smooth, seemingly effortless motion through 19 major league seasons, (Robin) Roberts displayed an outstanding fastball and extraordinary control and stamina." - Columnist Richard Goldstein in the New York Times (Richard Goldstein, 05/06/2010, 'Robin Roberts Dies at 83; Led Phillies’ Whiz Kids to Pennant')

"When he (Robin Roberts) won, he was gracious. When he lost, so often in extra innings with his teammates giving him no runs, he did not pout. Day after day he went out there and threw that high, hard one down the middle, a marvelously coordinated man doing his job. If he had pitched for the Yankees he might have won 350 games." - Writer James A. Michener in the New York Times (Richard Goldstein, 05/06/2010, 'Robin Roberts Dies at 83; Led Phillies’ Whiz Kids to Pennant')

"When I think of Robin (Roberts), there is definitely one word that comes quickly to mind -- class. He was a class act both on and off the field. He was definitely one of the most consistent quality pitchers of all time, and the way he lived his life was exemplary. Every young baseball player should model their life after Robin." - Former Philadelphia Phillies owner Bill Giles on MLB.com (Marty Noble, 05/06/2010, 'Hall of Fame pitcher Roberts dies at 83')