It’s hard not to be romantic about baseball

- Billy Beane

You have to face reality some time. But there's no sense in facing it until somebody forces you to.

- Billy Beane

I hate losing more than I want to win.

- Billy Beane

When your enemy's making mistakes, don't interrupt him.

- Billy Beane

I made one decision in my life based on money and I swore I would never do it again.

- Billy Beane

Certainly, you're not going to able to go and pull a Mark Mulder out of your hat somewhere.

- Billy Beane

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

- Billy Beane

You know, I'd actually say Lionel Messi. He's so remarkable, watching him play he's probably still undervalued. When you're scoring five goals in one…

- Billy Beane

The idea that I [should] trust my eyes more than the stats, I don't buy that because I've seen magicians pull rabbits out of hats and I know that the…

- Billy Beane