He said, 'Gosh, Dad, that mean's we're not going to any more bowl games.'
(on his 11-year-old son's reaction read more

He said, 'Gosh, Dad, that mean's we're not going to any more bowl games.'
(on his 11-year-old son's reaction after he took the job with the Boilermakers)

I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear read more

I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, read more

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball.

What it comes down to is that anybody can win with the best horse. What makes you good is if read more

What it comes down to is that anybody can win with the best horse. What makes you good is if you can take the second or third-best horse and win.

Competition is a process or variety of habitual behavior that grows out of a habit of mind.

Competition is a process or variety of habitual behavior that grows out of a habit of mind.

Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.

Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the read more

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.

Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on read more

Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.

You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.