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People Say You Can't Go Out And Eat With Your Players. I Say Why Not.

I've Got A Portrait In The Smithsonian. Who Ever Thought That Would Happen?

There Are Parents Out There Screaming As If Their Kid Is Going To Be In The Big Leagues Someday. C'mon. I Chew Them Out If I See That. Maybe They've Got Their Own Idea How To Do Things, But It's Wrong. Just Be With The Kids. Let 'em Make Errors. Give Them All A Chance. It's Not About Winning. It's Spirit, Togetherness.

When You're Not Playing Up To Your Capability, You Gotta Try Everything, To Motivate, To Get Them Going. All Of Them Have To Be On The Same End Of The Rope To Pull Together. It's Playing For The Name On The Front Of The Shirt, Not The Back. Individualism Gets You Trophies And Plaques. Play For The Front, That Wins Championships. I Try To Remind Them Of That.

When I Took The Job As The Manager Of The Olympic Team, I Didn't Take It Because I Was A Dodger. I Did It Because I Was An American, And I Wanted To Bring That Gold Medal Where It Belongs In Baseball, The United States. And That's Exactly What Our Team Did.