Joe Maddon Quotes

Never permit the pressure to exceed the pleasure.

If I'm honest with you, you might not like me for a day or two. But if I lie to you, you're going to hate me forever.

Don't ever permit the pressure to exceed the pleasure. That's on the top of my lineup card every night.

Don't ever let the pressure exceed the pleasure.

Don't let the pressure of the moment outweigh the pleasure.

I like to have fun. I have never done anything well in my entire life that I didn't enjoy.

I don't say anything. One of the reporters asked me in the scrum in there, and I said, no, I didn't say anything to anybody. I can only hurt them right now. I cannot help them.

If I'm a pitcher, my only point would be that if I'm a relief pitcher, I think I like the idea of warming up on the field.

Sometimes you have to give credit to the other guy pitching.

When you start worrying about who you're going to play, it could bite you. Because it really shouldn't matter.

You have to be able to play through the tough moments by doing something offensively, and we haven't been able to do that.

I'm big on feel, and I think it can help a relief pitcher gain feel before he goes into the game.

I have not seen the National League enough to know.

I know Daniel Murphy is a really good hitter. He's definitely pulling the ball right now for power, although he did go left-central the other night against the Dodgers, I believe.

Our prep's not going to be any different. It will be optional batting practice like there was today. I don't want any more work. I don't want extra study.

Javy [Baez] grew up in Puerto Rico, played a lot of baseball as a youth, played a lot of winter ball. He's been taught properly and well.

We're obviously having a tough time, like the other teams did.

You rarely think about just throwing to third base to get one out. That's probably the industry's fault with all of that.

[Red Sox and Blue Jays] formula's been they have such durability in the bullpen.

I haven't had a chance to really view the pitches straight up.

Obviously Javy [Baez] is able to control his emotions, he plays it as it should be, it's a game. That's how he plays it.

When Javy Baez goes out there, man, you saw him before the game sitting on the bench, saw him waving into the camera, he's just being himself. I love that.

Expectations. Strong belief something will happen in the future.Pressure. A motivator. A positive. An indicator you are in the right place.