After you manage the Yankees for 12 years, it's really tough to envision going somewhere else. But then the Dodgers called.

...in my book success and winning are not always the same thing. To me, success is playing - or working - to the best of your ability.

I can understand the fact you don't want the ball slipping out of a pitcher's hand because someone can get hurt.

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.

You could have the bases loaded, and you bring up the best pinch-hitter in the world to pinch hit, he hits into a double play, and then all of a sudden: 'How could you do that?'

You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for Strike 1, and you think, 'I could have hit that.'

Chicago is a pretty good town.