Davey Johnson Quotations

I was at that World Cup, coaching the Netherlands, and I heard somebody yelling, 'Skip, Skip, Skip!' at me in a thick accent. It was this big Russian kid named Igor who was in the Dodgers camp for a while. He didn't make it, but he could pound the ball pretty good.

I don't know anything about it. Nobody's talked to me.

He was a great guy. Dwight at 17 was the most mature, most eager young athlete. He was the earliest at the ballpark. He was always in the game.

Just keep an open mind. That's all I ask.

We've been dying to get to Cuba the whole tournament ... They have a very strong team -- this is their Olympic gold team.

What (Cox) has been able to do, infuse young talent throughout the years, young pitchers and win is one of the toughest jobs to do. Nobody has done it better.

Are you sure you want to do this job?

They all looked to him for leadership. Not only the way he handled himself on the mound, but his preparation, the way he handled the news media. He was the leader of that pitching staff.

Once you start winning, ... you don't want to stop. You don't want to lose.

It wasn't just Reggie. He knocked our guys down three times. It's one thing to have a no-hitter being thrown at you, and it's another thing to get knocked on your butts. That's awful tiresome.

I'm sure that I'll have the team, and we'll be training in Florida before we go over.

I'm looking forward to the opportunity to wear the uniform of the United States, and to the challenge of trying to bring the baseball World Cup back to America for the first time since 1974.

I really enjoy having these guys - Double-A, Triple-A - in this Olympic team. It's been a joy getting them together.

You want what's best, but I don't look at him as a criminal. I look at him as not being able to say, 'No.' I can't visualize Dwight ever hurting anybody.