Quotes by Ozzie Guillen

“We came back and thats something I feel good about. We never give up.”

“Were winning because our starting pitching has been great and our bullpen has done a good job. To win the series was really important to us.”

“I have no idea of what the rotation might be, ... Ask me tomorrow.”

“If we win the World Series, I would quit baseball and run for mayor.”

“His defense made up for his hitting early in the season, ... We built this team on pitching and defense and Joe is a big part of that. Joe had some big clutch hits this season. He always brings his defense with him to the ball field.”

“I think its great because we proved a lot of people wrong, and I like that.”

“Ive never seen anything like that before. I think thats New York, you know, anything can happen.”

“Uribe cant hit a guy who throws junk. And then he hits a triple against the toughest pitcher in baseball.”

“Were playing lousy baseball on the bases, pitching, everything. Theres no doubt about it. We really flat-out stink. Its not the same team Ive been watching all year.”

“I never, ever said we were going to win this thing easy. A lot of people thought I was scared, a lot of people thought I was insecure. ... No, no, no. I know baseball. I will be concerned if we are one game behind.”

“After Contreras did that, I knew Freddy would come down and try to emulate him. He gave me the innings, too.”

“People talk about the big lead. I never said we were going to win this thing by 20 games,”

“If you talked to me in April, as a matter of fact if you told me in the winter meeting or when we left camp this team would have 90 wins and be fighting in the pennant race, I will take that. Obviously our lead has shrunk real quick. Obviously we are not playing real good and the team behind us is playing extremely well.”

“My comment was if we win (the World Series), I will think about leaving because I want to leave as a winner. I dont want to embarrass myself.”

“Its a thing when we lose a game, Im in my office for another hour when everybody goes home. I sit an hour to figure out what we did wrong. ... When we win, Im the happiest man. When we lose, I get sick.”

“If I get to do it with this ballclub? Whoa, thats going to be the best feeling ever.”

“You know whats tough; when Im driving here and I think, God, I have to be Ozzie today, and you dont feel like it, ... [Maybe] weve lost three games in a row, four in a row, and I have to show up, open that door and put a smile on my face and pat those guys on the butt and joke around when Im dying inside. Thats not easy.”

“Every time I hear the national anthem here, I look over at the center-field scoreboard and I cant wait until those planes fly over it in the World Series, ... You will cry, because thats the greatest feeling. Ive seen it before. If I get to do it with this ballclub ... whoa, thats going to be the best feeling ever.”

“(McCarthy) was the only good thing I saw tonight. I dont want to talk about how I feel about my team because I might say something you guys or my team dont want to hear.”

“All of a sudden, we have the guts to keep him in the starting rotation. Two months ago, everyone in Chicago wanted to kill this kid and get him out of town because he was pitching horrible, and all of a sudden hes a Cy Young winner. This is the kind of thing we go through in Chicago a lot. Ill let you guys know right away because thats the way I feel.”