Larry Bowa Quotes (17 Quotes)

There was a time he thought he could hit every pitch. He finally started laying off pitches up by his eyes and was hitting a lot of line drives. It was great to see.

The Yankees are one of those unique organizations. All I'm thinking about is winning another World Series. That's it.

We're pretty much going to live and die with home runs. That's our offense. The guys in the middle of the lineup are key.

No, not at all. Whoever replaces Joe Torre has got their hands filled. He's probably been as good a manager as there's ever been in baseball for a long, long time. My thoughts right now are coaching third base for the Yankees in 2006.

I'll be honest with you. When I first started managing with the Padres in 1987, I looked at the guys and thought if they worked as hard as I did, we'd be all right. Well, it doesn't work that way.

Just try to keep your head above water until the boys get back. It's as simple as that.

You'll be on the hot seat. You don't like it, don't take the job. Everybody's got a boss -- I don't mean that 'The Boss.' Everybody's got a higher-up that you have to account for, and that's the way it is.

Everybody thinks I'm such a hard-ass. Lemme tell you, if you're a veteran, I'm going to give you your space. In that regard, I've definitely matured a lot.

I knew I was going to see all you guys when I came over here today.

I feel like I was cheated not being able to make it to the Little League World Series as a kid.

They've been working really hard since the start of spring training. They're very into our defensive meetings.

It's not envy. It's nice to see an owner care as much about winning as the coaches and players.

A lot of guys say, 'I'm not going to bring that many guys in that have managed,' but Joe tries to surround himself with good people. I think the people we've got are quality people, and Joe lets us do our thing. Being around Joe since spring training, you can see why he's such a great manager. He relies on his staff. And yet, when there's a tough decision to be made, he makes it.

What Robbie needs to learn is to concentrate every single pitch, every single inning. That will come in time. He's a good kid and he wants to learn, that's encouraging. He is definitely not lazy. That's one word I heard used about him when I came here -- lazy -- but I haven't seen it.

We've been out there, doing some extra work, every other day this spring. He's a good kid he listens. Joe wants me to stay on him. It's probably something I'll be doing all season. Hopefully I can have a good influence on him.

I wasn't going to come back until he called me. The Yankees organization is special, it's what you think about as a kid. I also knew Joe would be easy to work for.

I managed in Philadelphia for four years. The whole East Coast, obviously, the atmosphere is a lot different than out West or even in Milwaukee, Chicago or any of those cities. There's going to be times, obviously, where you get some people thrown out at home plate. You're going to make decisions that maybe don't go your way, and that's just the way baseball is.