If you have to choose between power and speed and it often turns out you have to make that choice, you've got to go for speed.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

The only reason I'm coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to.

I managed 26 years and found out when I retired I didn't own the game. I thought I owned it when I was managing all those years. You can climb to the top of the mountain, get down on your knees and kiss the ground, because you'll never own that mountain. That mountain is only owned by one single person, and he'll never give it up. That's the way baseball is.

If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.

Am I a great manager? Huh. I was blessed to have a front office that found great talent, and then I was smart enough to stay the hell out of their way.

The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.