I could never be a manager. All I have is natural ability. |
I did not mind the public criticism. That sort of thing has not changed any program I thought was good. |
I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want to do my job better than the fellow next to me. I'd want to be the best at whatever I do. |
I don't care who you are, you hear those boos. |
I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault. |
I know you're a good ballplayer, |
I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do. |
If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit. |
In 1960 when Pittsburgh beat us in the World Series, we outscored them 55-27. It was the only time I think the better team lost. I was so disappointed I cried on the plane ride home. |
In summary, we're on the right track and have the right group to make good things happen for Portland. |
It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind. |
It was all I lived for, to play baseball. |
It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life. |
Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil. |
Let's not get panicky. |