Don Mattingly
Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur Mattinglyis an American professional baseball first baseman, coach and current manager of the Miami Marlins. Nicknamed "The Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball", he spent his entire 14-year career playing with the New York Yankees and later managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for five years...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 April 1961
CityEvansville, IN
yankees new-york-yankees deserve
What did I do to deserve this?
writing media attention
I can't concern myself with what's going on with the club or what the media is writing. If you pay attention to those things, that's when you get yourself in trouble.
work-out decision temptation
We all have the temptation to be backseat drivers when it comes to decisions that don't work out the way we want.
thinking criticism may
I'm not afraid of criticism or what somebody may think.
yankees reputation new-york-yankees
His reputation preceded him before he got here.
thinking want right-now
I definitely want to manage. I just don't think it's the time right now.
writing night sticks
I'm always writing at night - things I would change, things I would do differently. When I write a note, it sticks in my head differently.
baseball games want
Baseball's still a game. I don't want it to be work. I want it to be a game.
mistake years games
I have had many occasions this year where I questioned and second-guessed my decision in a game, but it comes down to learning from mistakes and being accountable for what you did right or did wrong.
get-better trying ifs
If you don't second-guess yourself, then you are not trying to get better.
team player games
When I gave up me, I became more. I became a captain, a leader, a better person and I came to understand that life is a team game...And you know what?...I've found most people aren't team players. They don't realize that life is the only game in town. Someone should tell them. It has made all the difference in the world to me.
powerful team play
Good teams I played on... just the tone that they play with, the energy they play with, how they go about it. When you get it going the right way, you get everyone going in the same direction and it's a powerful thing.
american-athlete babe born cartoon grew mean ruth though time until
Honestly, at one time I though Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean I wasn't born until 1961 and I grew up in Indiana.
american-athlete worst
I'd like to say this was our worst game. Unfortunately, I can't.