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Any time you're in the coaching business or managing in the minor leagues, when you see a player who has made it to the major leagues, you get a thrill out of that.

It's that way all the way down the line. I've got a boy coaching college ball and another son coaching high school. All the way down to summer leagues, all the way down to kids who are 14 years old. All those teams have a closer.

I learned a lot in the Minor Leagues, spending six years there. I honed my skills, as far as coaching goes. I was able to work with the players in a lot of facets of the game.

So I don't really believe that how many years you've had in the league determines how well your players play... Coaching is coaching.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing. You have to be a salesman, and you have to get your players, particularly your leaders, to believe in what you're trying to accomplish on the basketball floor.

A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.

Really, coaching is simplicity. It's getting players to play better than they think that they can.

I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I've done that in my 33 years as a head coach.

Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.