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.

Do the dull things right so the extraordinary things will not be required too often.

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get a hold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.'

The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.

The Chinese tell time by 'The Year of the Horse' or 'The Year of the Dragon.' I tell time by 'The Year of the Back' and 'The Year of the Elbow.' This year it's 'The Year of the Ulnar Nerve.' Someone once asked me if I had any physical incapacities of my own. 'Sure I do,' I said. 'One big one - Jim Palmer.'

A manager should stay as far away as possible from his players. I don't know if I said ten words to Frank Robinson while he played for me.

The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game.