Listen, I was the first black manager in baseball and there was incredible pressure. I don't blame anyone else. I was too tough . . . I lack patience. I probably got on guys a little too hard, with the wrong tone of voice.

But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.

I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks (Robinson) and me. Can't you see that we wear different numbers.

There's absolutely no way you can go barreling into second and dump a guy on a double play, like you should do, when you've been fraternizing with him before a game.

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

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

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.