When I was a player and hit into a double play, I felt as if I was letting everyone down.

There is no worse emotion than fear.

The second you think you've arrived, someone passes you. You have to always be in pursuit.

You have to fix something when it first appears.

Tommy (Lasorda) will eat anything, as long as you pay for it.

My father wasn't the best role model to me.

When I was a teenager and my brother Frank was in the World Series in '57 and '58 against the Yankees, Braves winning in '57 and the Yankees in '58, little did I know the next time these two teams would meet in the World Series, I would be managing the Yankees.