THEY SAID IT
May 23, 1966
?Jim Lefebvre, Dodger infielder, after hitting a home run from each side of the plate in a game against Cincinnati: "I was feeling pretty good about it until somebody told me if I do it nine more limes, I'll tie Mickey Mantle."
? Jim Lefebvre, Dodger infielder, after hitting a home run from each side of the plate in a game against Cincinnati: "I was feeling pretty good about it until somebody told me if I do it nine more limes, I'll tie Mickey Mantle."
? Joe Louis, asked why he has not been more active in the civil rights movement: "Some people do it by shouting, some march, some give lots of money. I do it my way—behaving. All ways help."
? Murray Warmath, Minnesota football coach, on the evenness of competition on his squad following a 20-20 tie in the spring game: "When you have two even teams, it usually means you have two second teams, no first team."
?"Champagne" Tony Lema, winless in eight months: "It's been a long time between corks."