When we lost I couldn't sleep at night. When we win I can't sleep at night. But when you win, you wake up feeling better

Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is.

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.

I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.

Not that managing in the American League is easy, but this is certainly different. I'll have to have somebody poke me in the rear end when I have a pitcher that's going to hit.

It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.

I've been very, very fortunate. I never had to work for a living.