You Can't Win Without The Ball.

I've Turned Down A Lot Of Trades Where I Might Have Gotten A Better Player, But I Wasn't Totally Sure Of The Chemistry Of That New Player Coming In. Even Though He Might Possess Golden Ability, His Personality And The Way He Gets Along With Teammates Might Be Things You Just Don't Want To Cope With.

I Can't Stand A Ballplayer Who Plays In Fear.

I Don't Believe In Statistics. There Are Too Many Factors That Can't Be Measured. You Can't Measure A Ballplayer's Heart.

The Most Important Thing In Coaching Is Communication. It's Not What You Say As Much As What They Absorb.

To A Father, When A Child Dies, The Future Dies; To A Child When A Parent Dies, The Past Dies.