The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing.

The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing.

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.

When you take a job, you don't just accept the pats on the back. You have to accept the kicks in the pants.

When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, 'You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to do anything else.' Well, I took his advice. It was a quick way to get to the big leagues, and I've never regretted it.

Getting fired is what happens to a manager sooner or later.

Whatever sport you're looking at, it's usually the team that makes the least mistakes that has the most success.