There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.
You don't catch the knuckleball, you defend against it.
We can learn from past failures and mistakes, but we shouldn't get stuck there. We can keep future goals in mind, but we shouldn't get stuck there, either. The only way to reach our potential is to focus on what we must do now - this moment, this day - to perform effectively and win.
Sometimes they say the world rotates a little different for lefthanders.
I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.
That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.