I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help.

It's still the best game in town because you don't have to be big to play, and everybody plays. Even your grandmother probably played baseball.

Bruce Benedict is so slow he'd finish third in a race with a pregnant woman.

I do not care whether you're a Democrat or you're a Republican or an independent. We must pull for the people who are wearing the uniform of the armed forces. These people weren't drafted. They enlisted, because they believe.

I walk into the clubhouse today and it's like walking into the Mayo Clinic. We have four doctors, three therapists and five trainers. Back when I broke in, we had one trainer who carried a bottle of rubbing alcohol, and by the 7th inning he'd already drunk it.

Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.

When I took the job as the manager of the Olympic team, I didn't take it because I was a Dodger. I did it because I was an American, and I wanted to bring that gold medal where it belongs in baseball, the United States. And that's exactly what our team did.