I expect that [trying to do the best] of my players today and of my kids. My wife says I shouldn't expect that of my children, but I don't think that's asking too much.

I had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say.

I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.

All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.

Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

I expect that [trying to do the best] of my players today and of my kids. My wife says I shouldn't expect that of my children, but I don't think that's asking too much.

I don't see anyone playing in the major leagues today (1982) who combines both the talent and the intensity that I had. I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.