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I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.

There are only so many times I can say, 'I owe it to my offensive linemen,' or, 'The credit should go to my teammates,' before it becomes run down.

There should not be an entitlement that because you get paid the most money, that you should finish every game. But if you don't do it, then the agents are going to call, and the players are going to mope, and so you negotiate that. It's a compromise as a coach.

I don't think there is anything owed to us. You've got to go out and work hard for every round win.

I don't fit into the mold of the NBA man, and I think I've been punished financially for it.

I owe baseball. Baseball don't owe me a damn thing.

I just want to say I owe the whole reds organization a great deal. Great staff top to bottom and I wish those guys all the best.

You know, I have a responsibility to my team that if I'm going to be on the floor, then I have to make a difference.

I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball.

Rick Neuheisel was recruiting me, and he told me something, and I'll never forget it: he said you make your money in the red zone. If you're down there, that's already three points, so don't turn the ball over. I kind of took that to heart, and I'm always very careful in the red zone.