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It's nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it before I get out of control.

When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, 'You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to do anything else.' Well, I took his advice. It was a quick way to get to the big leagues, and I've never regretted it.

I was a baseball player. I played in high school and a little bit in college. I was a catcher. I don't know if I could have played any other position. As a catcher, you're always on the ball.

Catchers just aren't glamorous.

You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a lot of passed balls.

A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops.

When I stepped into the box, I felt the at-bat belonged to me. Everybody else was there for my convenience. The pitcher was there to throw me a ball to hit. The catcher was there to throw it back to him if he didn't give me what I wanted the first time. And the umpire was lucky that he was close enough to watch.

The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked.

As a catcher, you can't be afraid. You gotta make fast decisions.

If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.