There was nothing to keep him (Cal Ripken, Jr.) from being a star in the Major Leagues. That was inevitable.

Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players.

Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher.

Team speed for Christ's sake. You got bleeping' bleep bleep little fleas on the bleeping' bases getting picked off, trying to steal, getting thrown out, taking runs away from you. You get some big bleep bleepers that can hit the bleeping ball out of ballpark and you can't make any bleep bleeping mistakes.

I gave (pitcher) Mike Cuellar more chances than I gave my first wife.

The key step for an infielder is the first one, but before the ball is hit.

I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else.