In the end, I'll put my good acts up against those of anybody in this country. Anybody.

Winning was everything. I don’t care what they tell you.

I'm not a win at all costs guy. Winning isn't everything. It's second to breathing.

Why would you want to stay manager and be second-guessed by me when you can come up into the front-office and be one of the second-guessers?

When you're entrusted with a tradition, you've got to protect it.

From 1973 to 1982 I ate the exact same lunch everyday . Turkey chili in a bowl made out of bread . Bread bowl George. First you eat the chili then you eat the bowl . There's nothing more satisfying than looking down after lunch and seeing nothing but a table.

It was the class and dignity which he led his life that made him part of all of us. I will forever treasure the close friendship we shared over the years.