Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.

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

Watching other teams in the World Series is like watching somebody else eat a Hot Fudge Sundae.

One win­ter, when I was 12, my older brother Frank (20) said to my father, 'We want you out of the house. We don't want any­thing other than the house we live in. We don't want any­thing from you. Just leave.' And he left.

You have to fix something when it first appears.

I think that winning creates chemistry, as opposed to other way around. I've been on a lot of friendly teams that couldn't win, trust me.

Respect is the word I want. You have to earn it. You give, and you get it in return, that's how I see it.