Pressure comes when someone calls on you to perform a task for which you are unprepared.

Toughest thing for me as a young manager is that a lot of my players saw me play. They know how bad I was.

The thing I learned when I was playing was that your best way of winning was to make it difficult for the other team to score in the last three innings.

The best way to win is to play well early or late in the game. The middle part tends to take care of itself.

I'm a great believer in the character of the club. To me, character has a lot to do with how you compete. That creates urgency and toughness. That elevates the talent that you have.

It's a really neat and special coincidence, but it's nothing but a coincidence. This wasn't set up to give Matt that honor. It's just the way it worked out. It's a neat extra.

In the end, as a manager or coach, you have to keep your heart pure and do your best as a manager or a coach.