I asked my doctor how many more years I have left and he said, 'You're too ornery to die.'
Jimmy Piersall

I didn't get hurt in the contest. I hurt it the next day.
Jimmy Piersall

I didn't mind if they yelled at me, but when they came on the field, it was a different story.
Jimmy Piersall

I feel great. I had a triple bypass in 1976 and a quadruple bypass in 1984.
Jimmy Piersall

I'm the gooney bird that walked to the bank. I'm doing better than most of those guys who said I was crazy.
Jimmy Piersall

I've had 117 fights and that's the first time I've ever won.
Jimmy Piersall

If you want to talk to me, you'll have to put out that cigarette.
Jimmy Piersall

Nutrition makes me puke.
Jimmy Piersall

Probably the best thing that happened to me was going nuts. Nobody knew who I was until that happened.
Jimmy Piersall

We should have won the pennant that year. It was the best club I was ever on.
Jimmy Piersall


You touch me and I'll kick you in the rear.
Jimmy Piersall