It was a long time in the hot seat and I was hopeful that I might hold on,

It was a long time in the hot seat and I was hopeful that I might hold on,

Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and read more

Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars of that. Glenn Gould said that with a recording he wanted to make perfect versions of pieces.

When you go from facing 84 - 86 mph fastballs in Florida, to guys, to put it nicely, throwing slow, read more

When you go from facing 84 - 86 mph fastballs in Florida, to guys, to put it nicely, throwing slow, it really tests your patience at the plate.

I was at a luncheon; and some cameras were trained on us. I dont' know whether they were for television read more

I was at a luncheon; and some cameras were trained on us. I dont' know whether they were for television or not. You know how little I know about cameras.

We don't have that right now.

We don't have that right now.

I can make a trade every day if I want to, but that's not going to help us. A trade read more

I can make a trade every day if I want to, but that's not going to help us. A trade that would get us better rarely comes along. They're very difficult to find. Good trades are very difficult in our league and don't happen very often.

Maybe not today, not tomorrow but in five years I can see the emergence of a significant Chinese operator. I read more

Maybe not today, not tomorrow but in five years I can see the emergence of a significant Chinese operator. I believe China has more potent competitive potential than Oracle.

It appears the Scottish people have rejected separatism this evening. There was a fundamental choice -- an expensive and messy read more

It appears the Scottish people have rejected separatism this evening. There was a fundamental choice -- an expensive and messy divorce or the positive policies of Labour.

I'm delighted we have a general manager who is in demand.

I'm delighted we have a general manager who is in demand.