Kenny Williams
Kenny Williams
ask careful early faces judging last might night saw
Judging from some of the faces I saw last night and early this morning, be careful what you ask for. You might not want the regulars in there.
ask good miss players staff
He's not going to do that, and we don't miss him, by the way. And if you go out there and ask any one of my players or staff members, we don't miss him. We don't miss the attitude; we don't miss the whining. We don't miss it. Good riddance. See you later.
certain defense diverse fell needed pitching primarily reinvent
We weren't diverse enough, ... We needed to get better in certain areas, pitching primarily and defense secondarily. We didn't go out and try to reinvent the wheel. We just fell back on what has been timeless.
certainly pleased result
We are certainly pleased with where he is and where we are as a result of what he has done.
becomes common criticized critics-and-criticism doubted guy sports team tough
You look around at our team and it's tough to find a guy who hasn't been doubted or criticized in some way. They all have that as a common denominator, and it becomes part of your personality as a team.
doubt games lucky
There's no doubt we've had some games where we've been more lucky than good, ... So what?
needed winter
I think he needed the vacation. It's been a long winter for him.
team
Give me a team of overachievers and let's see what happens.
grew raider seen
I grew up a Raider fan. I've seen it work.
basketball college focus home junior knew route
I didn't want to play junior college football. I just wanted to go home and focus on basketball. I knew that basketball would be my route to college.
conference knew liked process recruiting sign visit
I didn't want to go through a big recruiting process again. I just wanted to sign and get it over with. I knew I wanted to play in a big conference like the Big 12, and I liked my visit up there.
bunch guy guys picked reasons team
One of the reasons we picked each guy on this team is we wanted a bunch of fighters, guys that could be resilient.
couple home key moves plugging turning watch work
I was at home when he was plugging 14-, 16-hour days, when he really didn't want to be there. He couldn't watch me play baseball, ... I see the work he put into turning them around. He's made a couple key moves that have made me very proud.
forward looking obviously putting ring series situation
Obviously we've never been in this situation before. I don't know if any of us know what to expect. I'm looking forward to putting a World Series ring on.