Managing can be more discouraging than playing, especially when you're losing because when you're a player, there are at least individual goals you can shoot for. When you're a manager all the worries of the team become your worries.
Al LopezThe youngsters coming up now just go through the motions necessary to make the play. They should bounce around a little, show some life and zip. It adds a little action and gives the fans something to look at rather than the monotonous routine, no matter how perfectly the play is made.
Al LopezI'm delighted. I don't know of anybody who had a statue built of them while they were living. It's a great feeling.
Al LopezEverybody says we hated the Yankees. We didn't hate the Yankees. We just hated the way they beat us.
Al Lopez