"A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn't the terrible job it is painted, and that he isn't going to say every day, 'Why, oh why with so many other positions in baseball did I take up this one.'"

"He (Babe Ruth) hits a ball harder and further than any man I ever saw."

"He (Lou Gehrig) just went out and did his job every day."

"I don't recall your name but you sure were a sucker for a high inside curve."

"I loved to make a great defensive play, I'd rather do that than hit a home run."

"It shore is perty (award) - much obliged."

"You guys got to see this kid (Mickey Mantle) we have in camp. Out of class C ball, hits 'em both ways - five-hundred feet both ways! You've got to see him."

"As an all-around catcher for both hitting and catching, I'd have to rate Bill Dickey of the Yankees in the 1930's and 40's as the best I ever saw. He was as good as anyone behind the plate, and better with the bat. There were several others I'd include right behind Dickey: Al Lopez, Mickey Cochrane, Gabby Gartnett, Roy Campanella and Wes Westrum. Yogi Berra? An excellent hitter, especially in the late innings with the game hanging in the balance, and the American League's Most Valuable Player three times, but as a catcher I always thought he was above average." - Bob Feller

"Bill Dickey was the heart of the team defensively and commanded tremendous respect from the Yankee pitchers. Once the game started, he ran the show." — Bill Werber

"He is the only man I ever saw who could make that tough job (catching) look easy." — Bucky Harris