Leo Durocher, on what it takes to be a good manager: "I'll say this from the standpoint of a guy who had good years and bad years, and who still gets a call now and then from a general manager who has a job open: The good manager can't manage scared. He has to manage boldly and stick to his decisions. He can't manage to please the newspapermen. He can't kowtow to his general manager. He can't let what the players think, or the fans think, affect his judgment.
"He also can't worry about whether the players like him or not. How can you possibly have all 25 men in a group like you? They don't have to like you, but they had all better respect you. If you don't have their respect, you're lost. You have to be able to needle your players a bit- and hurt 'em with what you say, if necessary, because you've got to get through to 'em."
Baseball Digest, July 1959
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