There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that's really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can't screw it up myself.

The worst thing about being on the road is all you want to do when you get home is to stay home, but as soon as you get back, all the wife wants to do is go out because she's been stuck home all the time you've been stuck on the road.

If you want to steal a base, steal a base. Don't make the hitter swing at a bad pitch trying to protect the runner.

A winning player is nothing more than a player on a winning team. A losing player is a guy who played on a losing team that year.

Judging ballplayers and turning in reports, giving my opinion of who will get to the big leagues and who will not... I think my baseball judgment was really good.

A manager has to convince his hitters that they have to get on base for the next guy and that no player can do it by himself. Sometimes that isn't easy. In the playoffs, you can get into trouble because everybody wants to be a hero.

Bad ballplayers make good managers.

The easiest way around the bases is with one swing of the bat.

A manager wins games in the winter when he picks his team.

Pitching keeps you in the games. Home runs win the game.