I used to be very hands-on, but lately I've been more hands-off and I plan to become more hands-on and less hands-off and hope that hands-on will become better than hands-off, the way hands-on used to be.

Breathing first, winning next.

But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?

Irabu is a fat, pus-y toad.

I was often misquoted. I was supportive of my managers, even though they all may not think so.

What happens is that all your life you operated businesses in such a way that you could one day afford to buy a baseball team. And then you buy the team and forget all the business practices that enabled you to buy it.

I'll stick to building ships.