When you sign on to do a job, you hope you'll be able to get it done. But that's not always in your control.

Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.

My wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive.

I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.

My 12 years in New York were very, very special, the fans were very special, and it's something I will take with me wherever I go and into retirement.

You can't win the Kentucky Derby unless you're on a thoroughbred.

I have one goal with all my decision: to do whatever is needed to win today's game. I'm loyal to my players, and I stick with people because consistency builds confidence. But if I feel I have to make a change in order to win, I'll do it. I don't ask players to like my decisions, only to accept that I'm doing my job with one thing in mind - winning.