I don't know what it was. I don't think we played very well for some reason. We had some injuries. read more

I don't know what it was. I don't think we played very well for some reason. We had some injuries. But that's no excuse.

Because of Katrina, everybody's having a lot of stress, so we thought we have to have it.

Because of Katrina, everybody's having a lot of stress, so we thought we have to have it.

Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.

Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.

But Frank and I had never played together.

But Frank and I had never played together.

He spots his pitches very well. It's also not uncommon for him to go out and throw four or five read more

He spots his pitches very well. It's also not uncommon for him to go out and throw four or five pitches and be out of the inning.

Touring is really a pretty lonely business.

Touring is really a pretty lonely business.

Stay busy and take care of your own business.

Stay busy and take care of your own business.

There has been a transformation - you can feel it among the players - but I can hold my hand read more

There has been a transformation - you can feel it among the players - but I can hold my hand up and say that is not down to me coaching on the field. You'd be better off asking Michael Foley and Richard Graham about that because they have been in charge, not me.

They eat the dainty food of gamous chefs with the same pleasure with which they devour gross peasant dishes, mostly read more

They eat the dainty food of gamous chefs with the same pleasure with which they devour gross peasant dishes, mostly composed of garlic and tomatoes, or fisherman's octopus and shrimps, fried in heavily scented olive oil on a little deserted beach. - The Italians, 1964.