They Said It

? Casey Stengel, asked if he would like to manage again: "Well, I'll tell you, young fella, to be truthful and honest and perfectly frank about it, I'm 83 years old, which ain't bad. To be truthful and honest and frank about it, the thing I'd like to be right now is an astronaut."

? Jackie Stewart, racing driver, on his young son's reaction to Stewart's retirement from racing: "I asked him what I should do, and he said, 'Write books and drive our school bus.' "

? Lee Corso, Indiana football coach, asked if he had read Ohio State Coach Woody Hayes' book You Win with People!: "I haven't read the book, but I've seen the movies."