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

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

Leadership can be defined in one word - honesty. You must be honest with the players and honest with yourself.

This ain't a football game, we do this every day.

On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'

You win pennants in the off season when you build your teams with trades and free agents.

Optimism is the cheerful frame of mind that enables a teakettle to sing, though in hot water up to its nose.