We never quit trying. I know that's kind of corny, but the fact is we never quit trying. The dugout was alive even when we were behind. And sometimes it works.

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.

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.

Even when you have three strikes, you're still not out. There is always something else you can do.

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

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