“When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start.” Quote by Dennis Eckersley
“I'm going to try to enjoy the All-Star break, hope my players reflect on what happened the first half of the season, come back with a different attitude, try to find our solution on how to win it.” TryingFirstsDifferentWinningStarsSportsEnjoyHalfAttitudeBreakPlayerHappenedSolutionsSeasonsAll StarsDifferent Attitude Author:Don Baylor
“It's what you've been a part of for so long. I don't think I can watch a game without an interest in who wins.” ThinkingLongI CanGamesWinningSportsInterestWatches Author:Don Baylor
“And I coached against Mike when he was an assistant with the Bears and they won that football game.” GamesSportsFootballBearsMikeAssistantsFootball Game Author:Don Shula
“And then to end up with a total of 347 wins, averaging 10 regular season wins for 33 years and the best winning percentage, and I'm very proud of this, of any professional team from 1970 to 1996.” YearsEndsWinningSportsTeamProudSeasonsPercentages Author:Don Shula
“He wants to be his own man and be recognized for what he's done. He's not asking for anything because of his name. That was a tough situation to go into at Alabama, but he probably wouldn't have been given the job if the situation would have been different.” IfsMenWantHas BeensDifferentDoneJobsNamesGivenSportsSituationToughAskingAlabamaTough Situations Author:Don Shula
“I coached against Dave the last couple of years, and I was very proud to be the first time a father ever coached against his son. He beat me for 30 minutes the first time and 59 and a half minutes the second time.” YearsFirstsLastsFatherSportsHalfMinutesSonProudCoupleBeatsFirst TimeDave Author:Don Shula
“What I learned from that loss, and also another loss that I'm going to talk about later, was that when you're there, it's not good enough to be there, when you're there, you better walk away with that ring.” EnoughSportsLossWalksRingsGood EnoughNot Good Enough Author:Don Shula
“I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my own.” HelpingWantedLeftSportsMy OwnHelp MeBackwardsSkates Author:Dorothy Hamill
“Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the middle of the summer they are going to get some help with added payroll.” IfsSaidHelpingCareSportsRaceMiddleSummerWho You AreDon't CareI Don't CareBudgetsThey SaidPayroll Author:Dusty Baker
“I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out there or four out there. That generally is what wins a series - pitching and defense. If we can catch the ball and not give away any runs like we do sometimes.” IfsThinkingGivingSometimesBigsRunningThreeWinningSportsFourBallsSeriesDefensePitching Author:Dusty Baker