Ken Williams
Ken Williams
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Understand that a lot of people, generations, have come and gone and not seen their team win the World Series,
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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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With his knowledge of pitchers in this league, he could be an asset to his teammates just by being around,
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Our ultimate desire ... was to keep this team intact. It may turn out that someone overwhelms us with an offer for Jose.
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Our manager is doing his best to win the game and to prepare his team for the playoffs,
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He took a club predicted by some to finish third or fourth place and rode it to a World Series championship. That's a very commendable thing. I've been a little disappointed in some of the awards. ... But all along Ozzie and I decided the most important thing was a team effort, to be cohesive as a unit, and all individual things were secondary.
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Generations of people have not seen us get to this level, ... I have personally carried that weight on my shoulders, to the degree that is not healthy sometimes. People have come and gone and not seen their team in the World Series. I am so happy now for all of them.
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I'm probably the only guy in Chicago who doesn't have the luxury of relishing in the sentimentality of what happened last season. The defeatist attitude that we'll always be Chicago's second team doesn't fly with me.
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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.
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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,
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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.