Ken Williams
Ken Williams
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I've always thought it's kind of disrespectful to the guys that have gotten you in the position to consider a move, ... So if you come out and say I need X, Y or Z ... they deserve better than that.
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Listen to these guys talk, and you'll know they're ready. We're not done. We want it. We want it again.
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One of the reasons we picked each one of these guys on this team is we wanted a bunch of fighters, ... We wanted guys who could be resilient and had been resilient to criticism or doubts throughout the course of their whole career.
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It's an open competition. Because you are somewhat protected in this role, there's an opportunity for one of the young guys to step up.
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I'm very protective about what we have here because we don't have the pure talent to play above any lack of cohesiveness. We're nothing if they're not a group of guys that basically come and grind it out every day and bring an all-out effort every day.
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In an age where you don't see guys sacrificing every last dollar to stay in a situation where they are comfortable, we have a few guys who have done that. Part of the reason we are able to look at a World Series trophy is because of that attitude.
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These guys have always done what needed to be done, ... I cannot say enough about the players. They played so hard. They earned this.
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The makeup has not changed on this team. We brought in guys of equally high quality. These guys are quality, quality guys.
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I do know there is a feeling that if you can't survive from this environment, you can't learn from this environment - you're going to have a hard time somewhere else. I don't want to make too much of it. Is there something revolutionary about treating guys just like men? And expecting them to behave like men?
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We certainly like the feel of the champagne dripping off our clothes. We all are competitors. I said years ago that we not only wanted to win one, but we wanted to have sustained success. We wanted to build a brand. We took a major step forward with winning the World Series, but to cement ourselves in the Chicago market and the national market, we have to keep pushing.
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We're diverse because we're looking for the best in talent and character. It just happened that way. I could care less what the makeup of the club is as long as it works as a whole.
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I've seen the rumors. He's unavailable. I have to be very careful. He'll use everything I say against me in the next contract negotiations.
resolution until
I've never made a New Year's resolution before. I didn't think about it until now.
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I've been out in the field with her, scouted. I've been in the back rooms with her, around the table. She's as qualified as any guy sitting in there around the table,