The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than read more

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.

I thank the Lord for the air she got. God is alive. He looks after all of us. You just read more

I thank the Lord for the air she got. God is alive. He looks after all of us. You just have to have faith.

We were expecting to end up there anyway because the other side would have appealed.

We were expecting to end up there anyway because the other side would have appealed.

It's a mystery to me,

It's a mystery to me,

When you reflect on Sept. 11 and the tragedy of that day, one of the things that came out of read more

When you reflect on Sept. 11 and the tragedy of that day, one of the things that came out of that was the goodness of humanity,

We did a good job of working the counts and getting good pitches to hit.

We did a good job of working the counts and getting good pitches to hit.

Obviously, everybody likes to see you around and get to know your new teammates. But everybody understands Manny's not on read more

Obviously, everybody likes to see you around and get to know your new teammates. But everybody understands Manny's not on the same page with all of us. Just like Pedro [Martinez]. Pedro was used to doing his own thing, but you win 15 to 20 games every year, you've earned the respect of your teammates, and nobody is going to [complain] about it.

I think this is going do extremely well. They'll pack the place, I don't think there is any doubt about read more

I think this is going do extremely well. They'll pack the place, I don't think there is any doubt about it.

So, to prepare for the role, I had to take music lessons, talk to wives who had husbands overseas, and read more

So, to prepare for the role, I had to take music lessons, talk to wives who had husbands overseas, and carefully study the reactions and mannerisms of a friend who was expecting.