But when I stopped facing Sandy, I had to face Don Drysdale. No one on my team wanted to face him.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I faced Gibson many times and faced Sandy Koufax three times.
I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do.
Olivia Newton-John was our first choice to play Sandy, but she was nervous about acting, whether she would feel comfortable with us and could pull it off at all.
The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don't miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game.
I used to pretend that I was Tom attacking Jerry, who was drawn on the ball.
Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.
I always wanted to play against the best.
I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.
You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight.
I was lucky enough to get to see guys like Bugs Henderson, Jimmy Wallace, all those great Texas blues players.