He cares for his players. He gives them that individual touch. And he's honest. When he tells you something, you can go to the bank with it. He's an excellent human being. If you can't get along with Jim Tracy, then you've got issues. |
He carries more size and more speed than anybody. He has that combination. As far as his size, he can run you over. His speed, his agility, his ability to make people miss. I think the combination he carries is far above anybody else. |
He certainly has the build for it. He has a big body. He can be very explosive. I think our defensive coaches are creative enough to pull that off. Right now, we are still evaluating that position, but that is certainly a possibility. |
He didn't come through the ball on the one, and the other one he tried to kill - he overcompensated, ... I don't know. I hope it gets over in a hurry, because I know he's good. He had a great warm-up, good practices, makes everything. |
He didn't look like much, just a little kid with big feet. But it didn't take long to see he could shoot. He was a scorer, and he already had that confidence back then. I've never met anybody that plays with the confidence Isaiah has. |
He had a knee operation when he was in high school. He's never missed a game with the knee problem in the N.B.A.; never missed a practice or game. The only thing he's ever missed any games for in the N.B.A. was for an elbow operation. |
Beau Bridges (1941-) |
He has become a poster child. You cannot separate Dr. John from New Orleans. He's like Louis Armstrong. He's like a cultural ambassador. He's basically packaged this culture he came out of with a lot of nuances that are pretty subtle. |
He has made improvement. If he believes he's ready that's another step for him. He has to believe he can play. The confidence is a big part of the big leagues no matter what level you're at. If he believes that, it's a great attitude. |
He has tremendous footwork. He has been called for walking about two times this year and we watched it on tape and neither one of them were walks. He has great fundamentals of keeping his foot down and then he is a powerful youngster. |
He hurt us both times, I can tell you. He's a great prospect. The first time he played us, I wasn't sure. But he improved so much by the second time he played us. He's a pretty complete player. And he's got a team that's so unselfish. |
He is a classic high-average hitter because he takes a relentless approach every at-bat. Every at-bat he's the same way. He battles the great pitchers, he battles the real good ones, the good ones, the ones that are trying to make it. |
He is in control of the championship in my mind and I hate to admit that, ... If I go out and do all that I can and lead the race and lead the most laps, then it's just in his hands from there as to where he finishes and what happens. |
He is just a master painter. He used to do really detailed works when he was younger. When he got older, he developed Parkinson's, so now he does paintings that are expressionistic, simplified. They're all about color. He's brilliant. |
He just needs to be confident that if he gets hit on either one of those injuries that it's not the end of the world. If he's able to go hard and sharp (in Friday's practice) hopefully he'll be back to the Vernon of old. We need that. |