""I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet."
"When I knocked a guy down, there was no second part to the story."
Tim McCarver (Cards Catcher) once went to the mound when Bob Gibson was pitching and was quickly told to return. “The only thing you know about pitching is that you can’t hit it.”
One night Dusty Baker saw Gibson eating in a restaurant. His teammates encouraged him to walk over and say hello. “It’s OK,” they told him. “It’s away from the field. This is a good time. Bob will be happy to talk.” Then, while those teammates snickered, Baker and his wife walked over and, Dusty said, “Excuse me, Mr. Gibson.” And Gibson looked up and without even a hint of a smile he snarled, “Why the *$*#&$* should I talk to you?” Then he looked past Dusty, to his wife, and said, “It’s very nice to meet you Mrs. Baker.”
I grew up a Cards fan and was in awe about the stories I heard about Gibson. Between his amazing accomplishments and the endless anecdotes he was nearly a demigod in my childhood mind. Not sure how he would manage in today's game but he is revered, changed the rules of the game with his greatness, and will be missed.