Josh Quote by Monte Irvin

As much as I loved Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Junior Gilliam, and Don Newcombe, I loved watching Willie Mays play more than all of…

— Cheech Marin

I played with Sam Lay, Jimmy Reed, Big Walter Horton, Big Moose Walker, and all those guys.

— Jimmy Smith

Willie Mays was the best baseball player I ever saw. He could do anything.

— Doug Harvey

You should have seen Willie Wells play shortstop: as good as Ozzie Smith and a better hitter. How I wish people could have seen…

— Monte Irvin

He was something like zero for twenty-one the first time I saw him. His first major league hit was a home run off me…

— Warren Spahn

I got Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie and he also plays now with Hank Williams Jr.

— Gregg Allman

[On Willie Mays] He was something like zero for twenty-one the first time I saw him. His first major league hit was a home…

— Warren Spahn

I liked playing with David Eckstein (former Angels shortstop). I'm not talking about players with top skills, I'm sure there were players with way…

— Bengie Molina

If you want to know who was better, me or Willie Mays, you have to look at our career stats. And Willie's bottom line…

— Mickey Mantle

The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close…

— Pete Rose

Oscar Charleston was the Willie Mays of his day. Nobody ever played center field better than Willie Mays. Suppose they had never given Willie…

— Monte Irvin

Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, Buck Leonard, Quincy Troupe, Satchel Paige - earlier than when he was called up - Oscar Charleston and…

— Monte Irvin