Francona Terry Quotes & Sayings

First they burn the books, and then the bodies follow — Kane X. Faucher

It's hard to be a clubhouse guy without being a great guy. I mean, the nature of the job is, you know, you're picking up dirty clothes and you're doing all the tasks that the players - that nobody else wants to do. — Terry Francona

The songs of the dead are the lamentations of the living. — Christopher Paolini

You get to the ninth inning and your stomach is clear up to here. But it's not because of your job. It is because you want to win so badly. — Terry Francona

I'm telling you, trouble is like the ocean. It covers two thirds of the world. — Chris Cleave

I think in any organization you want your manager to have a strong opinion. You don't want them to just say, 'Yes, sir' to things they don't believe in. — Terry Francona

Once players have my trust, they have it. — Terry Francona

I think the outside world can learn a lot about how to act by watching a major league clubhouse. I don't think you want to do everything the same, but there's a lot of things I think people could learn from. — Terry Francona

One thing was certain: I would be in their Tang commercial. And if any of the other children tried to get in the way, I would use my pencil to blind them — Augusten Burroughs

Your words say it to me ... Your actions tell it to me. — Steve Maraboli

Only 12 managers have lasted more than three years with the Indians, and only three of those who did last longer than three years managed to do so without a winning record. The Indians have made strides in many areas the last three years and the shifts and changes amongst the coaching staff resulted in a highly respected group that was anxious and ready to guide the Tribe back to the postseason, but unfortunately it never materialized. Turns out the three-year threshold is a pretty solid limit for how patient an organization is when it comes to managers, and the gains made in 2011 were completely lost and then some in 2012. Acta's tenure with the club came to an end with six games left on the 2012 schedule. He ranks 13th in franchise history for games managed, but any optimisim regarding the Tribe in 2013 will rest squarely with new hire Terry Francona. — Tucker Elliot

There's so much passion and so much interest in the Red Sox in Boston. — Terry Francona

the shoulder I built up in Japan. Since I came to the major leagues, I couldn't train my own way, so now I've lost all those savings." Farrell — Terry Francona

Those characters wherein fear predominates over hope may apprehend too much from ... instances of irregularity. They may conclude too hastily that nature has formed man insusceptible of any other government than that of force, a conclusion not founded in truth nor experience. — Thomas Jefferson

Sometimes you've got to be a little flexible. For the most part, it's hard to get players to look at the big picture also. I understand that. They're looking at their next start or their next at-bat. — Terry Francona

Break every boundary with your inner passion and you will get there successfully. Resist every chance to give up ... Believe you can ... Rise up after every fall ... Be willing to win! — Israelmore Ayivor

I thought, 'OK, I'm done here. I'll take responsibility and go away.' Little did I know I was going to be going away limping because someone cut my legs out from under me. — Terry Francona

As a manager, the more consistent you are, the better off you are. It's easy to be up when things go well. When things don't go well, the players will follow your lead. So you have to be consistent and upbeat, which takes some work sometimes. — Terry Francona

War is just like bush-clearing-the moment you stop, the jungle comes back even thicker, but for a little while you can plant and grow a crop in the ground you have won at such a terrible cost. — Kenneth Kaunda

Rid your body of its impurities, let your speech be true and sweet, feel friendship for the world, and with humility seek wealth and knowledge. — Tirumalai Krishnamacharya

You've to make consumers smart. An e-commerce portal doesn't sell a product at cheaper rates, instead an offline shop sells it at a costlier prices. — Jack Ma

If we go back to the moon, we're guaranteed second, maybe third place because while we are spending all that money, Russia has its eye on Mars. Landing people on the moon will be terribly consuming of resources we don't have. It sounds great - 'Let's go back. This time we're going to stay.' I don't know why you would want to stay on the moon. — Buzz Aldrin

Each one of us knows for his own part that the world as it is, is unacceptable. — Maurice Merleau Ponty

I like information. I love when smart people make me think of something in a new way. — Terry Francona

In your life, did you know enthusiasm?' If the answer is yes you enter the sky. If no, you fall to burn in the pit. — Ray Bradbury

In Boston I got to a point where I thought I was putting out fires more than being a baseball coach. And some of it was my fault. I was getting stubborn. My fuse was a little shorter than it needed to be. And that helps nobody. — Terry Francona