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" Everybody wants to win, but everybody doesn't win. "

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" I bleed Dodger blue! "

" I've always called L.A. 'the world capital of sport.' "

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" When I took the job as the manager of the Olympic team, I didn't take it because I was a Dodger. I did it because I was an American, and I wanted to bring that gold medal where it belongs in baseball, the United States. And that's exactly what our team did. "

" When we win, I'm so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I'm so depressed, I eat a lot. When we're rained out, I'm so disappointed I eat a lot. "

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" Everything I have, I owe to baseball and the Dodgers. "

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