When it’s time, it’s time … and it’s time..

You're not always going to be at your best, but it better be the best you've got that day..

We need our veterans to set an example, like being the first ones there. A veteran is entitled to a bigger paycheck, but not a special set of rules..

You can't run a mule in the Kentucky Derby..

I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song ….

I'm second in doubles - double vodkas, double scotches..

It takes time to get the whole package. Freshmen can't be seniors..

We need to have preparation to win. A disciplined team will win more close games over a period of time..

Everyone in the world disagrees with me, including some managers, but I think managing in the American League is much more difficult for that very re….

If anybody says they get used to it, you don't..

You don't lead by lip service, you lead by example..

I've managed 25 years, and I can probably count on one hand players that I didn't really care for, and that's probably thousands of players that I've….

Still. Smokers out there, you know what I'm talking about. That moment, after you've had a huge meal, say at Thanksgiving, when you step outside in t….

I had 11 years of managerial experience and four years of coaching before I managed a big-league team. To me, it was important, because I learned a l….

Barry Bonds was like Joe Namath or Muhammad Ali. He could make a statement and go out and back it up. Not a lot of guys can do that. In fact, manager….

I learned this a long time ago. If you call a guy into your office and shut the door, if there’s media around, it sends up a red flag. I never wanted….

When somebody talks about your career, most people are gonna talk about wins and losses, a World Series or pennants. But if somebody asked me how I w….

My eight years in Detroit, obviously, were my most successful years managing. I think that Pittsburgh and Detroit are probably very, very similar. We….

He represented the Twins , but I think everyone in baseball felt like they were a teammate of Kirby Puckett..

Momentum is your next day's pitcher..

It's well known that I interviewed with Philadelphia last winter, and I'd like to manage again..