In baseball, you can't kill the clock. You've got to give the other man his chance. That's why this is the greatest game.

The guy who says, 'I love the challenge of managing,' is one step from being out of a job. I don't welcome any challenge. I'd rather have nine guys named Robinson.

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

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

Every time I fail to smoke a cigarette between innings, the opposition will score.

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

Economics played a role. Raleighs have gone from six fifty to nine dollars a carton, but there's a three-quarter cent coupon on the back. You can get all kinds of things with them, blenders, everything. I saved up enough one time and got Al Bumbry.