John McGraw Quotes

"Learn to know every man under you, get under his skin, know his faults. Then cater to him - with kindness or roughness as his case may demand."
- John McGraw
(Related: Faults, Kindness, Man, May, Skin)

"In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I'm out in front and winning. I don't give a hill of beans for the rest of the game."
- John McGraw
(Related: Winning, Fun, Rest)

"My boy, one small breeze doesn't make a wind storm."
- John McGraw
(Related: Wind)

"Sportsmanship and easygoing methods are all right, but it is the prospect of a hot fight that brings out the crowds."
- John McGraw
(Related: Crowds, Fight, Right)

"The team that gets off to a good start wins pennants."
- John McGraw

"There is but one game and that game is baseball."
- John McGraw
(Related: Baseball)

"Why shouldn't we pitch to Babe Ruth? We pitch to better hitters in the National League."
- John McGraw

"With my team I am an absolute czar. My men know it. I order plays and they obey. If the don't, I fine them."
- John McGraw
(Related: Men, Order)

"Cobb would have to play center field on my all time team. But where would that put Speaker? In left. If I had them both, I would certainly play them that way."
- John McGraw
(Related: Time, Play)

"No club that wins a pennant once is an outstanding club. One which bunches two pennants is a good club. But a team which can win three in a row really achieves greatness."
- John McGraw
(Related: Greatness)