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.

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

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.

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.

There are always distractions, if you allow them.

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

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