 Professional managers, coaches, and players have a right to question an umpire's decision if they do it in a professional manner. When they become personal, profane, or violent, they have crossed the line and must be dealt with accordingly. |
| Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return. |
| My main objective is to prepare candidates for professional baseball; however, the majority of our graduates will go home as much better qualified amateurs. |
| When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There was a Little League tournament coming up and he needed more umpires than he had. |
| I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring. |
| I set very high standards for myself and worked every game with the same energy and enthusiasm as if it were the seventh game of a World Series. |
| I attribute my success to my mental approach to the game. I have always been a serious student of umpiring. I enjoy studying rules, situations, and positioning. |
| I have looked back on situations and thought that I could have handled a few differently and probably better. |
| As a youngster, I played in Little League, Pony League, and all sorts of amateur baseball programs growing up. |
