126 Quotes by Pat Gillick

Building a baseball team is like building a house. You look for the best architects, the best builders - and then you let them do their jobs.

It used to be, when you think back 20, 30 or 40 years ago, when you got to be 68 or 65, you were about through,

You need to have camaraderie in the clubhouse. Wherever you're working, be it a baseball team or at a business, you want to walk in there and say, 'Geez, it's great to be at work. Let's go get 'em,' as opposed to walking in there knowing there's going to be a commotion.

I'm very content. If something did materialize, it would have to be something special.

In a way, I feel like I'm going to work for a neighbor.

Texting is a lot like an answering machine. If you don't want to talk to somebody, it's like screening your calls. To me, it's a way of communication, but not one that I favor.

In a situation, sometimes you have to roll the dice. What do we need, an outfielder or another pitcher?

No matter how much technology changes scouting, no matter how much free agency and big TV contracts change the business of baseball, I hope and pray that the heart of the game will never change.

Baseball is about talent, hard work, and strategy. But at the deepest level, it's about love, integrity, and respect.