I'm looking forward to that. I played many years in County Stadium where we had six or eight thousand in a 60,000-seat stadium. It helps. It helps your energy level. It's a long season. It's a grind, and that energy and that excitement can only help you stay focused and stay alert. |
I'm not even thinking about Miami. Miami is not important. I'm thinking about Boston. The way I see it, we're in the playoffs right now, fighting for positioning. That's why we can't afford to think about Miami. The focus has to be on every game and our next game is against Boston. |
I'm not leaving and I have no reason to, because I have worked very hard here. I have made mistakes and some of the players I brought in haven't succeeded, but they still have time to come good. We will have a working summer and look to bounce back, but next season can be exciting. |
I'm not saying he won't manage anymore. When the day comes that Jack isn't managing, we'd love to have him as an adviser. We made that part of the understanding, that he'd be a major help in this franchise going forward. ... We all have tremendous respect for Jack and his opinions. |
I'm not sure what the turning point for our team was, but halfway through the season we found our identity. I know tonight people were saying we didn't have much to play for, and we could have been lackadaisical, but we don't want to have any lapses. We want to keep getting better. |
I'm not very mechanical about these decisions. I just think it was meant to be. (Padres general manager) Kevin (Towers), from the start, showed a lot of interest. He said, 'We'll be here if you're interested.' When it came down to it, they were the best situation, without question. |
I'm proud of our guys and the effort they gave. We might not have won a sectional championship but I told them in the locker room after the game they played like champions. They never quit. It would have been easy to pack it in when we got down by 10 points, but they kept fighting. |
I'm really concerned with what's happening. I don't know if the donations will ever stop coming in. I think the people of Singapore are very generous. They are kind and very supportive. They may hear a lot of noise but they have sentiments in them, and they will continue to donate. |
I'm really proud of the way they stepped up. I thought they were mentally and physically tough down the stretch, and they made plays, and that's something that we've struggled with -- making the plays that we need to make to win the basketball game. I thought they did that tonight. |
I'm sure weather affects moods, but whether it also affects stock markets is hard to prove. If it's sunny in New York, how's it going to affect the guy selling in a real downpour in Mississippi? However, psychology does influence decision-making. The study should have some caveats, |
I'm sure weather affects moods, but whether it also affects stock markets is hard to prove. If it's sunny in New York, how's it going to affect the guy selling in a real downpour in Mississippi? However, psychology does influence decision-making. The study should have some caveats. |
I'm thrilled with (the way it turned out). I don't see how I could do better work. I got all the content in there that I wanted. I think it worked out real well. I think it's an extreme amount of information. I would challenge someone to put that much information in an enhanced CD. |
I'm very, very, very excited. It's going to be a war out there. And it's been something that for us, as Gators, I think that was definitely a game that we wanted. Whether it was in the championship game or not, and to face them in the championship is definitely like a dream for us. |
I've been talking to a lot of teams. But there are a lot of people in the same boat: Is there something they can do that helps but maybe strap them for the future? Hopefully there is something in the next week that we can do that can make us better. But if there's not, there's not. |
I've been very fortunate in my career to win a lot of important races and big races that we have, a lot of them with this guy beside me, ... But at this point in time in my career I'm not sure there's anything that was more important. Today came at a very good time for a lot of us. |