Leadership Is A Role You Have To

Michael Jordan Told Me The Way He Kept The Crown Was By Always Outworking Everyone Else Because He Knew Everyone Was Always Coming After Him. You Can Sneak Up On People When You Are 18, 19, 20. It's Tougher When You're Established. Before, I'd See 13, 14, 15 Pitches That I Could Drive In A Game. Now, I See One, Two Or Three, So I Have To Be Better.

Back Then It Was A Different Culture. It Was Very Loose. I Was Young. I Was Stupid.

I Kept Thinking My Father Would Come Back, But He Never Did.

It Is Hard To Ignore That Is Reality. But, At The Same Time, It Still Comes Down To Sound Baseball Decisions, Farm Systems And Then Execution On The Field By The Players. There Are A Lot Of Components To That (other) Than Just Saying It Is The Highest Salary.

There Is A Difference Between Image And Reputation. Image Is Nice. Reputation Is Developed Over An Entire Career. Reputation Is What I'm Searching For.