Ozzie Guillen Great Quotations

My country, we're not together and we are now and just because the White Sox win. It's a great feeling to be part of that. It's a great feeling to know you do something good for your country - because I know how they feel.

He was throwing the ball real well. The outing before, it was between location and tipping the pitch. You can count on him every time he comes out, because he's a great worker. When you work that hard, it pays off.

He did a lot of great things for Seattle. People should be happy to see him pitch.

He's aggressive. He has great instinct, and he isn't afraid to pull the trigger. There's a reason why they did so well. People will say they have a great pitching staff, but you have to make it work.

I think it's great because we proved a lot of people wrong, and I think I like that. I call it low key. We took a lot of beatings this year during the year about my team, and we just kept playing. Good thing my players don't listen to what I was saying to the media.

I think it's great because we proved a lot of people wrong, and I like that.

Opening day was very special to me. Seeing that championship banner unveiled was a great, great experience, something I really enjoyed and I will never forget.

People are really excited, and they should be. It's great for the city and great for the fans who have waited so many years. We've brought this little smile back to their faces. They feel proud about this team because there have been a lot of disappointing years in the past and a lot of negativity about us and this organization.

I think (if) Thome stays healthy, he's going to help this team. Besides that, he's a great guy in the clubhouse.

We played great baseball. Our fans have had so much patience. We did this for them.

We had great players, but we were not a great team (in 2004). We hit more home runs than anybody, but we gave up more home runs than anybody. We could not play defense, we could not pitch, we could not execute. You don't do those three things in baseball, good luck.

We're winning because our starting pitching has been great and our bullpen has done a good job. To win the series was really important to us.

When you are in second place, it's a different way. When you are in first, you can take care of yourself before somebody else does it, ... Once the reaction went down, you saw the three runs come up right away. It was a great feeling.

Enjoy it. Enjoy it. Have a great time, ... Don't get too crazy in the street. Be careful. I know people are going wild right now. ... Feel proud about this team. Feel proud about what we did. I know what we want to do, but I think Chicago fans should feel real proud.

This kid's got an opportunity to be one of the best pitchers in baseball. He has great stuff, he's got guts and he's learning how to pitch.

It's a great feeling. This first step is a big step because a lot of people don't realize how hard it is to just get to the playoffs.

It's a great feeling. The funny thing about this is when I won the World Series, a lot of people felt that was my dream. That was my goal, to win the World Series. To do this is something real special.

It's great for the city, ... It's great for the fans who waited that many years. We can smile back and feel proud of this team. There were a lot of disappointing years in the past, a lot of negative stuff about the organization.

It's amazing. I think he's the best player ever to come from my country. I know in my country people are going to feel great about this.

It was a great three days. Hopefully, we can go on the road where we won't have to deal with this stuff.

It was a big game. It's a great feeling to be this close, but it's not over 'til it's over. It will be a battle tomorrow, but you don't worry about it, you get a good night's sleep and see what happens.

They are the type of team you don't want in the playoff because they can get hot and kill you. I don't want to say it's a great feeling because I respect the manager and the players over there, but I have been worried about them all summer.

It was great. It was a great experience. I really enjoyed it. I've had a lot of opening days in my life, but I think that was really special. It was the best one I've ever been in.

I'm not going to take the bat out of his hands like I did last year. He gave himself up once or twice a game, and that's why I want to drop him down in the lineup. He is a great RBI man and this will give him a chance to hit more home runs.

I'm excited for the people here. They wait so long for this to happen. It was a lot of work but a great thing to get it done.

I loved that. You don't see that everyplace. That shows that they knew Cleveland had a great season.

I loved that, ... You don't see that everyplace. That shows that they knew Cleveland had a great season.

I know the security in Chicago is doing a great job and when something happens so quickly, you can't blame anybody,

I never saw anybody lose a game and get a standing ovation. . . . They made the Cleveland fans really excited. They made baseball great to watch.

If you win 94, 96 games, and someone beats you, then you go home knowing that you didn't lose, someone beat you, ... You can't let it get to you. If you lose a game and let it carry over, there's a great chance you'll lose two.

He's ridiculous. You hit a ball through the wind like he did. He has a really good chance to have a great year.

If he wants to get it done, I'll throw six balls right down the middle of the plate and let him hit six home runs, and let him do whatever he wants to do. He'll get it. I think it would be great for baseball, great for the game, because now we put another name on top of those names.

Great job. Wow. I think McCarthy was the star of the game. He saved my bullpen.

Great job, wow. I think McCarthy was the star of the game. He did a tremendous job. He saved my bullpen. That's one of the reasons we brought this kid. We know he can pitch at this level. We have to be careful with how we use him, but he threw the ball extremely well.