It's the youth movement we have. A lot of young guys with a lot of passion. It brings the fun back to the game.
I studied one term of law and then came to realize I had a little better fastball and curve than I did a vocabulary.
Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.
People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.
I've never used one word of profanity in front of my wife, or my daughter, or my granddaughter... or anybody else's wife.
I think - you know, I'm a guy that - I don't live on the earth just to walk it. I live on here to make a difference.
People are so scared to really voice who they are. They want to be politically correct. Just scared to see what other people's perceptions are.
I have no trouble with the twelve inches between my elbow and my palm. It's the seven inches between my ears that's bent.
Kids should practice autographing baseballs. This is a skill that's often overlooked in Little League.
It's a sensitive thing, playing major league baseball.
I've said this: If Jim Leyland had been in my place, he'd have the 2,000 wins and I'd have 1,000. Leyland is the greatest.
It's easy to figure out whether you're getting stale. All you've got to do is look in the mirror and be honest with yourself.
You know, I think when you coach or you manage, you make decisions, and there's some that are really, really tough.
Basically, hitters fall into a pattern, and once you know what they like, you can set them up for the putout with something else.
It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.
If there's anything you could point out where I was a little different, it was the fact that I never mentioned winning.
I think you have to be what you are. Don't try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.
If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants.
