He (Gaylord Perry) should be in the Hall of Fame with a tube of KY jelly attached to his plaque.

You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself.

Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning, you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking

You have to bear in mind that Mr. Autry's favorite horse was named Champion. He ain't ever had one called Runner Up.

I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do.

He (Don Drysdale) talks very well for a guy who's had two fingers in his mouth all his life.

Baseball and malaria keep coming back.

There should be a new way to record standings in this league; one column for wins, one for losses and one for gifts.

Play him, fine him, and play him again.

I have an amazing ability to forget.

A muffin what? Are you asking me to eat you or something?

Why does anybody want to be famous? You know what's important to me? Having lunch! Pasta! Seeing my friends! Is that so crazy?

Scholars today are under increasing pressure to publish. Consequences of this pressure are incentives to deviate from the truth

Being Politically Correct means always having to say you're sorry.

For me, gradually over the years, you refined your tastes in the way you do things and it becomes maybe less experimental.

A modern, autonomous, and thoroughly trained Air Force in being at all times will not alone be sufficient, but without it there can be no national security.

Sleep is still difficult I sleep for three or four hours a day. Usually sometime in the afternoon. I walk in the cold, keep myself numb. I cry less, and less." (James Frey, pg.88)

I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people.

I started from zero and went back to the basics in gymnastics.

And now more than anything I want beautiful prose. I relish it more and more exquisitely.