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" When you don't have the deepest pockets, you better have the best scouting and development. "

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" I think the game is so mental. If you sit around and you're mentally strong, you're ready. "

" Anything that disturbs your comfort factor is good for you. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't miss being in the dugout - I'll make that clear. "

" If you try to give them a scheme, most hitters will rebel. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Winning in Oakland in '89 was distinguished because that was truly a great team on a mission to prove that '88 was not what we represented. I look at that team in awe. It was a push-button team. "

" The arc of Ken Griffey Jr.'s swing has gotten bigger than when he hit line drives. Juan Gonzalez is a terrific power hitter, too. "

" I was in the American League for 16, 17 years, and I think it's a really tough league to compete in. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You've got to acknowledge what you did wrong and see if you can fix it to the extent possible, and turn the page. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We're all men, not machines. We make mistakes. "

" My wife and I, we started a foundation about companion animal rescue, but there's a group called Performing Animal Welfare Society just outside of Sacramento... and they offered me a job as an elephant keeper. "

" What you end up doing is you try to match your guy's strength against a place they can be successful. They're doing the same thing against us. Sometimes they have the edge, sometimes you have the edge. "

" It's a sensitive thing, playing major league baseball. "

" I'm not going to manage again. I'm going to work for a team someday. But it won't be managing. "

" I think each negotiation should be based on what's the best decision - taking everything into account, not taking one thing into account. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 know, I think when you coach or you manage, you make decisions, and there's some that are really, really tough. "

" 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. "

" Losing sucks. I don't think most people understand how bad it feels. "

" You can't manage by memo. You can't stand up there and just send out edicts. I think you just gotta really personalize your relationships. "

" There are always distractions, if you allow them. "