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" Anything that disturbs your comfort factor is good for you. "
Your
Anything
Comfort
" Clubs are taking away the steal of home. Not only are more pitchers throwing out of the stretch position, but more third basemen are playing closer to the bag. But another reason why nobody does it much anymore is that some guys, no matter how fast they are, just aren't comfortable trying to steal home. "
Fast
Trying
Nobody
" Ever since I managed with guaranteed contracts and all the media, you know, you can get distracted by fame and fortune. Your values can get distorted. And the way you break through is, you just keep it personal and keep it simple and basic. "
Simple
Know
Values
" I can only think of about four players who I do not have anywhere from a good to a great relationship with. "
Good
Relationship
Think
" I don't miss being in the dugout - I'll make that clear. "
Make
Dugout
Clear
" If the national government doesn't fix your problem, you've got a problem. You've got to fix it yourself. That's just part of the American way. "
Problem
Government
Yourself
" If you like to run and the guys can't run, you don't run. If you like power, and you have guys that can't hit it out of the park, then you start moving guys around. "
Run
Moving
Start
" If you're a coach, and you don't have trust with players, you've got no chance, and your credibility is zero. And that's why it's so important to tell them the truth. If you have something that you're upset about, tell them the truth. If they're doing something wrong, tell them the truth. "
You
Doing
Chance
" If you seriously aspire to be a manager in the big leagues, there is a baseball 'book' that one must learn. Alongside that book, you must practice Spanish. Of 25 players on each roster, sometimes there are between eight and 15 players who speak Spanish. "
You
Speak
Practice
" If you try to give them a scheme, most hitters will rebel. "
Rebel
Give
You
" If you watch the history of baseball, teams come back, and sometimes they could have come back, but they give in or give up. "
You
Sometimes
History
" I had started law school at Florida State University as a part-timer. I would go two quarters, and they allowed me to drop out to play baseball, and then I'd get readmitted in September. I was convinced I was going to be a lawyer and was using my baseball salary to pay my way through school. "
School
Lawyer
Me
" I have coaching friends, and when we get together, we often talk more about what we're doing to get players' attention than we do about the fascinating X's and O's of our sport. "
Coaching
Together
Talk
" I'm a great believer in the character of a 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. "
Character
Great
Me
" I'm not a big 'Moneyball' fan. "
Fan
Big
" I'm not going to manage again. I'm going to work for a team someday. But it won't be managing. "
Going
Work
Team
" 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. "
End
You
Best
" I think each negotiation should be based on what's the best decision - taking everything into account, not taking one thing into account. "
Best
Think
Negotiation
" I think the game is so mental. If you sit around and you're mentally strong, you're ready. "
You
Mental
Game
" I think the guys that get to the All-Star Game deserve a lot of credit. They deserve their opportunity to get out there and let the baseball fandom see them. "
Game
Baseball
Opportunity
" I think there's a growing number of pitchers who want to have a plan going into a game about how they're going to go after that lineup. I'd say 75 percent want to have an idea, and they plan their attack. I know that 75 percent of hitters do not have that same type of plan against a pitcher. "
Know
Plan
Say
" It's a sensitive thing, playing major league baseball. "
Sensitive
Major
Playing
" It's easy to figure out whether you're getting stale. All you've got to do is look in the mirror and be honest with yourself. "
Easy
Mirror
Look
" I've been so fortunate in life to have worked for such great organizations, with great owners and general managers and all the great players, along with the support of my family. "
Great
Along
Life
" I've said this: If Jim Leyland had been in my place, he'd have the 2,000 wins and I'd have 1,000. Leyland is the greatest. "
He
Had
Said
" I was a lousy player with virtually no experience managing. "
Player
Managing
Experience
" I was in the American League for 16, 17 years, and I think it's a really tough league to compete in. "
Think
Years
Tough
" 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. "
Baseball
Animals
You
" Losing sucks. I don't think most people understand how bad it feels. "
Think
Losing
Bad
" My mind is just a product of 50 years of being taught. I'm no smarter than anyone else, but I've been taught by some wonderful people. "
Mind
People
Product
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