Jim Evans Quotes

As far as the fouls go, we are not going to rely on anyone else to make the calls for us.

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.

It is an individual sport and you don't get many opportunities to overturn dodgy decisions.

When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.

Men like a ref decision because they just want to get back to the game.

My desires are simply I love to teach, I love to be in uniform, I love to throw batting practice, I love to be with the kids.

If I disliked managing, I liked umpiring even less.

I always hated to throw a guy out of a game but sometimes it was necessary to keep order.

The angle from which the line and ball are seen makes a tremendous difference in the call, and the player who is inclined to fret inwardly about decisions should realize this.

Every team has to have a quarterback. You can't have two quarterbacks.

A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

This is the biggest mistake I've made so far in my life ... When you're a sportsman, you shouldn't be involved with politics.

Being chief selector has been the most challenging role of my cricket career, as I was heavily criticised for my decisions, and I couldn't respond much.

Every goal for me is to be a leader on the court every time I step on the court.

My role is just be a leader on the court, be a team player, and that's what I am.

It's a very complex sport, so judging is going to be very complex, too. And not everyone is going to agree all the time on who wins a fight.

In Little League back in Oklahoma, I struck out 14 batters in a six-inning game, and we won the state championship.

Throughout my entire life, I've always been a captain. I was the captain of my high school team. I was the captain at Oklahoma State University. I was the captain of the 2008 Olympic team.

In every match, there are difficult decisions; sometimes they go in your favour and sometimes against. You need to be able to accept them.

Just because you're made England captain, it doesn't mean that you suddenly know everything about captaincy.

I'm really not convinced I want to be a manager at all. Managers are just wide open to abuse.

It's not easy for anybody in a position of responsibility... There are some very unpleasant meetings. I try to think what nice things will come after my meetings are over... having a nice glass of wine.

That is the great thing about policing, you do have a lot of responsibility very early and you have got to make decisions, sometimes life and death decisions, very quickly and there is something about putting a uniform on and thinking 'people are looking to me to make decisions and to look after them' that makes you feel capable.

Learning on the job as England captain is hard.