If a man is a quitter, I'd rather find out in practice than in a game. I ask for all a player has so I'll know later what I can expect.

Being inside Tiger Stadium is like being on the inside of a drum.

In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first ahead of personal glory.

It's awfully important to win with humility. It's also important to lose. I hate to lose worse than anyone, but if you never lose you won't know how to act. If you lose with humility, then you can come back.

One man doesn't make a team. It takes eleven.

Losing doesn't make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.

You try to make your team do something they're not capable of and you get murdered.