Top 134 Quotes & Sayings by Joe Maddon

I like California wine, I really like wines from Washington state. I love wines from Spain and Italy. I don't know about French wines at all.

The Trop is not a major-league facility; it has nice air-conditioning.

I think I've had some of my better ideas on a bicycle.

It's much more fun to be involved, much more fun to be under the scrutiny, much more fun to be second-guessed than to not.

I don't want to be a 66-year-old man banging on youth, because that's not my agenda.

Never permit the pressure to exceed the pleasure of the moment, ever.

Anybody can write anything they want these days with social media, blogging, etc.

I'll never forget the first time I rode a bike with pedal straps. I stopped at a traffic light and fell over like Arte Johnson in 'Laugh-In.'

You can get caught up in the game, just like everybody else in the park. But I can't play favorites and hope this guy gets a hit or that guy gets an out. I have to make decisions based on data and common sense. I have to manage every game to win.

Sometimes it's better to run toward the fire.

I spent two summers managing the Midland Angels.

The one thing I've always felt - and I might be naive - is that if you nurture a particular situation regarding relationships at a very young age, that you may have a better chance to keep a group of players together.

If the playing field is not level, if there's sign stealing going on and we're not participating ourselves, that really puts you at a great disadvantage.

I like courage, I like fearlessness, I like not being afraid of making mistakes.

There's nothing wrong with having a good party. So if you have an opportunity to have a good party, go out and have one.

A five-year shelf life in Chicago is almost equivalent to five to 10 somewhere else.

We have our own ocean, we've got a great bike trail - I love riding all the way to the turnaround at Hollywood Beach.

When you have good baseball players, you have a chance to win. And when you don't, you don't.

It's not easy to play a guy in the field after he's just pitched. There's a time for arm recovery too that you have to be cognizant of.

Listen, the word 'party' has taken on a negative connotation in our country these days. It's really bumming me out.

If you permit yourself, you can fill your day up pretty easily.

First of all, Marty Foster is a really good fellow. No. 2, Google or YouTube the time he called Ben Zobrist out on a strike three against Joe Nathan couple years ago that gave Joe Nathan his 300th save.

You have to get uncomfortable to meet your goals.

I make spaghetti and meatballs, I got that from my mom.

I want crazy in the clubhouse every day.

I work from a position of positivity always. I don't dwell on negativity, and I always believe something better's on the horizon.

With wine, you don't really have to know what you're talking about, you just have to know what you like.

I did not like leaving the Rays so abruptly.

But overall I've always learned to play well in the sandbox with the people I'm working with. I think that's my minor-league training.

You need to be crazy to be great.

I'm a journey guy. I'm motivated by the day.

I've always kind of stayed free of coaching because I really want to stay out of coaches' way so they can do their job.

There is nothing wrong with change.

You could say 'lame duck' or you could use 'free agent.' I think they are both the same term.

You really need to travel to other major-league venues to understand what you're missing.

If a stolen base is there based on a pitcher's time to the plate, then steal a bag.

There are some pretty darn good bottles of wine for $50. I think I can tell that from a bottle of wine that costs $15 or $20.

I promise you, your hotel room is going to be no more comfortable than my RV. And I'm going to tell you, you might prefer my RV. I swear to God, it's really that comfortable. Awnings outside, and if you want to cook outside, a tailgate kind of thing. There's a fridge that's underneath and comes outside. It's beautiful.

Of course you don't want to make outs on the bases , but there are times you have to be assertive in order to get other things that you want.

I was as tight with the Cubs group as I was any group.

What's going on in the game today... it's data vs. art - that's what it comes down to for me. Art being the human heartbeat, data being numbers, the math, etc. I believe there's a balance to be struck right there.

Cincinnati beats you up for three days, and all of a sudden it's doom and gloom. I cannot live my life that way.

While we're playing the analytical game, I want us also to play the Angels game. And for all these guys, who you are as a human being matters.

I think part of being a good leader is listening skills, and I think a big part of leadership is the ability to delegate.

If it looks sexy, wear it.

My dad was actually my first mentor. Decent man, hard-working man, never missed a day of work plumber.

I think there's a reason why fans have been turned off a bit by our game. That's because the game looks the same no matter where you go.

At the end of the day, it's all about the players. We can talk methodology or analytics, but it's about the guys on the field.

If you don't have a team that can run, you have to put the big gloves on and duke it out.

I was lucky enough to be a part of the first Angels team to win a World Series title and I look forward to the opportunity to bring Angel fans their second championship.

Once you get the hang of how all this works, it's no biggie. It's baseball, man. It's baseball.

My intent for the Angels is we're going to play extremely well.

To just be all analytically inclined or heartbeat inclined, you are going to lose; you are not going to be the best version of yourself.

Good players go into a season without a contract for the next year.

I'll always be a member of the Rays in my heart, absolutely. Just like with the Angels. It's no different.

Great times, beautiful place, Boulder. In fact, that's where I proposed to Jaye when I took her back there. In the parking lot of Baseline Liquors!

My mom was a bit more excitable, but my dad was the most patient man I've ever met.

To be very honest, I don't miss the Trop at all.

The Rays are kind of the envy of the industry based on so many good arms with so much good stuff and they seem to be able to handle high leverage moments... Nobody develops and executes pitching as well as they do, and that's a big part of their success.

There is no Game 7 without winning Game 6. And there is no Game 8 if you don't win Game 7. That's why you do what you have to do.