The boy's (Hack Wilson) got talent and desire, but he ain't got no neck.

- John Mcgraw

You think the greatest thing in the whole world would be to become a baseball player - if best things already happened, what's next?

- John Mcgraw

Learn to know every man under you, get under his skin, know his faults. Then cater to him - with kindness or roughness as his case may demand.

- John Mcgraw

With my team I am an absolute czar. My men know it. I order plays and they obey. If the don't, I fine them.

- John Mcgraw

There is but one game and that game is baseball.

- John Mcgraw

Get in front of the ball, you won't get hurt. That's what you've got a chest for, young man.

- John Mcgraw

The way to get a ball past (Honus) Wagner is to hit it eight feet over his head.

- John Mcgraw

One small breeze doesn't make a wind storm.

- John Mcgraw

One percent of ballplayers are leaders of men. The other 99 percent are followers of women.

- John Mcgraw