October: that's when they pay off for playing ball.

I'll tell you what makes a great manager: A great manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are. He forces you to have a good opinion of yourself. He lets you know he believes in you.

The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.

You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight.

A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that.

There's a manager (Billy Martin) I could play for.

It's a fickle town, a tough town. They getcha, boy. They don't let you escape with minor scratches and bruises. They put scars on you here.