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.

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 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.

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

I'm careful not to give into theatrics when times are tough, I don't like it when somebody gives into outside pressure and puts on a show for others.

You can be stupid once, but idiotic to do it again. I'll settle for being stupid.