Theo Epstein Quotes

My dad was part of the Oriole way. I think he was there 14 years in the minor leagues; I think seven of those years, they had the same people in place. So it was about continuity. It was about stability.

There is something special and different about being a father to twin daughters.

I had little or no expectations coming in. I was thrilled when I was drafted in the first round because that meant I was going to be given a full year's chance to make the team.

I came into the league in '94.

I don't want to leave Feyenoord before having made an impact at the club.

The fans here in D.C. since Day One they support the team, support me. It's something special.

Initially when I was looking to enter football I was looking at clubs in Italy or France or Spain, a mid-table club where I could develop players and eventually sell them.

Arsenal has always been special for me.

I've tried to learn something from other players and how they are really focused on the Grand Slams. I couldn't do that in the past.

You just make the right baseball decision. You don't necessarily worry about somebody's feelings or anything like that. You make the right baseball decision for the team first and then for the player's development as importantly.

In the draft you always have a special bond and connection, especially if you have one that goes right after you, so it's kind of always, I guess everybody thinks you're competing.

You look at a club like Chelsea, and you know it won't be easy to get into that team. Sometimes you have to go away, play regular first team football, and show Chelsea that you are ready to play for them.

He moulded me as a player by teaching me the basics, the fundamentals of football, and definitely made me the player I was until I stopped playing. That is what Van Gaal does.

I am really happy to be at PSG - I want to stay there and learn and hopefully get some playing time.

I would never let myself go back there to play another 82-game season in Seattle. I think the team deserves better and the fans deserve better.

Every player develops over time, as does every team and every opponent.

It really does frustrate me when I watch MLS, and I see our best U-17 players - who, again, are so talented and so capable - being rostered... but then not being put on the field much to actually play. I watch that, and I just think about how I was given a chance... a real chance... and it changed my life.

I just want to show that Juve have done well to believe in me.

The Indian players put in a lot of efforts and are eager to learn as much as possible which is very important.

Ultimately, playing at international level, at all age groups, is good for a player's development, and that is good for clubs, too.

Ultimately, good players need to play and they don't always at a young age in England.

Pochettino's a great manager, and he puts a lot of trust in young English players.

When you care about the players you are working with, that's when they want to play hard for you.

It has been a pleasure to play alongside some truly special cricketers and to see them grow as players.

I'm a huge Ron Rivera fan, I played for Ron for three years in Chicago.