Play the game right. If you play the game intelligently and execute the fundamentals, you can win.

I'm a great believer in the character of the 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.

Even when you have three strikes, you're still not out. There is always something else you can do.

Pressure comes when someone calls on you to perform a task for which you are unprepared.

It's like most anything. If you want to be a loser, there's always a way to dwell on the negative. If you want to win, there's always a way to think positively.

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.

Toughest thing for me as a young manager is that a lot of my players saw me play. They know how bad I was.

We never quit trying. I know that's kind of corny, but the fact is we never quit trying. The dugout was alive even when we were behind. And sometimes it works.

There are always distractions, if you allow them.

Anything that disturbs your comfort factor is good for you.

It's a really neat and special coincidence, but it's nothing but a coincidence. This wasn't set up to give Matt that honor. It's just the way it worked out. It's a neat extra.

Many of us have this mind-set which considers self-promotion a taboo.

Where can you find opportunities? Dissect your excuses and you will find opportunities in abundance.

Better a friend to all his weight in gold.

Surely it is the one who fears he is wrong who avoids criticism. The one who is sure he is right invites it. It only illuminates the strength of beliefs and makes them more available to others.

Everything's a risk. Not doing anything is a risk.

Can you fall for someone because you're lazy?

I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.

When you're battling for a job, you know that every day you've got to perform.

I don't prefer much of film over stage... The only thing I prefer is the paycheck.

Action, so to speak, is the genius of nature.