I'm ready to do something different.

I'm very distressed that the report was leaked early so that the initial headline said 'dismissed, fired.' That's 180 degrees from the arrangement we have potentially.

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.

There are always distractions, if you allow them.

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

Just because you're down to your last strike, you're not out yet. You can always do more. You'll always have more at-bats to take. That's true in baseball, in rescuing animals, and in life generally.