The team that gets off to a good start wins pennants.

No club that wins a pennant once is an outstanding club. One which bunches two pennants is a good club. But a team which can win three in a row really achieves greatness.

If I had to pick the greatest team player in baseball today-and I have some of the greats on my own club-I would have to pick Pie Traynor.

With my team I am an absolute czar. My men know it. I order plays and they obey. If the don't, I fine them.

Learn to know every man under you, get under his skin, know his faults. Then cater to him - with kindness or roughness as his case may demand.

The way to get a ball past (Honus) Wagner is to hit it eight feet over his head.

Get in front of the ball, you won't get hurt. That's what you've got a chest for, young man.