Frank was the most intense ballplayer I've ever seen. He played the game as hard as anybody. He never, ever gave up on an at-bat no matter what the score was. He'd get a big hit. He went into the stands in New York to make a catch. But what's important is, he did these things every day.

A manager should stay as far away as possible from his players. I don't know if I said ten words to Frank Robinson while he played for me.

This ain't a football game, we do this every day.

No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.

No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.

You must remember that anyone under 30 - especially a ballplayer - is an adolescent. I never got close to being an adult until I was 32. Even though I was married and had a son at 20, I was a kid at 32, living at home with my parents. Sure, I was a manager then. That doesn't mean you're grown up.