My boy, one small breeze doesn’t make a wind storm.

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.

The team that gets off to a good start wins pennants.

No club that wins a pennant once is an outstanding club. One which bunches two pennants is a good club. But a team which can win three in a row really achieves greatness.

Sportsmanship and easygoing methods are all right, but it is the prospect of a hot fight that brings out the crowds.

Cobb would have to play center field on my all time team. But where would that put Speaker? In left. If I had them both, I would certainly play them that way.

Why shouldn’t we pitch to Babe Ruth? We pitch to better hitters in the National League.

I think we can win it if my brain holds out.

In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I’m out in front and winning. I don’t give a hill of beans for the rest of the game.

My boy, one small breeze doesn’t make a wind storm.

There is but one game and that game is baseball.

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.