John Hart Quotations

If the right situation came up at the right time, I'd consider it, ... But I'm focused on my job here with the Rangers. I have a great relationship with our owner and am excited about helping the organization.

I feel, no question, it's on the right track. I also feel that there's a disappointment that it didn't work out. It's a disappointment I have to carry with me.

We feel it is in the club's best interests to move forward without him.

Jon is young, but he has the qualities that you look for in a leader, ... He has the respect of everyone in the organization, the business department, the baseball people, the veteran scouts. He's going to be a great leader.

I thought it was great and it was a steady job but it was cheap, the cheapest damn job I ever had, ... But I liked working and I liked acting. I liked the weekly check; even if it wasn't so hot, it was good to have. I was paid a little over Guild minimum, which wasn't very much.

That was the day before we opened spring training, ... Mike Young walked into the office and said, 'I know you have a problem; I'll play shortstop.' It tells you a lot about his makeup. He's developed into a front-line shortstop and probably one of the best clutch hitters.

We've had eight days, so we've got a big transition. I see more positives than negatives, but we have a lot of things we have to get better at quick.

This trade gives us an experienced right-handed bat and adds a versatile piece to our lineup.

This week we'll fine tune and hone in on what we do well.

This year hasn't been what we had hoped coming off last year, ... We're all frustrated. That's what happens when you're not going to contend. But the staff's attitude remains positive.

The Texas Rangers organization would like to thank Kenny Rogers for his efforts over the last two seasons and during his entire Rangers career. As we look at 2006 and beyond, we feel it is in the club's best interests to move forward without him.

Sandy was always the baseball guy who understood what GMs went through. He wasn't afraid to tell it like it was. He was always fair because he understood the game. He's special.

It was a good job, ... I worked for a while. When you're an actor, to have any kind of steady income, it's a miracle.

I may be old school, but you get an opportunity to play for a winner and you've got guys turning deals down and the chance to win somewhere. It doesn't compute. It's not a good reflection.

If you wanted to buy some crack, you'd go to Broadway. It was so dangerous. People would huddle around the corners waiting for help.

Denial was a weapon; it killed truth, numbed the mind, and I was a junkie.

It's not an exaggeration to say that we're on the verge of a meltdown.

Art, after all, is traditionally displayed against vacancies: paintings on dun walls, sculptures in empty spaces, music in quiet halls.

Lightening falls, all you can do is- pray God that it doesn't fall on you.