Johnny Pesky Quotes

He was in the clubhouse before the game. He was really easy to speak to. He dressed well. He was a peach of a guy.

If I was a poet laureate, I couldn`t find the words.

We had two years in a row with the Yankees. We always played them pretty good in those years. We beat them our share, but not as much as we should have.

I think about Vern often,

When you win you eat better, sleep better and your beer tastes better. And your wife looks like Gina Lollobrigida.

I can`t remember him every criticizing a player. He was a peach of a guy.

It was for the whole shebang, you know? ... You play every day tooth and nail in order to be in a spot like that.

I`ll never forget him. I was talking about him just the other day. People ask you about people you`ve met. The announcers back in our day used to travel with us (on trains) and we would play cards with them. Those years there just seemed like there was a lot of affection there.

I thought the pole was plenty, ... When something like this happens, it makes you feel pretty good. But I don`t want to die just yet.

He was a very unpretentious guy, and there was nothing conceited about him at all. He had a great body, and was good-looking with curly hair. He was a great guy to be around.