Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Luck is the residue of design.

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Luck is the residue of design.

I'm a man of some intelligence. I've had some education, passed the bar, practiced law. I've been a teacher and I deal with men of substance, statesman, business leaders, the clergy... So why do I spend my time arguing with Dizzy Dean?

I did not mind the public criticism. That sort of thing has not changed any program I thought was good.

Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms.

Don't worry about your individual numbers. Worry about the team. If the team is successful, each of you will be successful, too.