Looking back on those games, I probably hustled out of position as much as I hustled into position since I really never had any real training. I was working on instincts alone. – Jim Evans
My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer and umpire on the nights I wasnt playing. – Jim Evans
Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return. – Jim Evans
My main objective is to prepare candidates for professional baseball however, the majority of our graduates will go home as much better qualified amateurs. – Jim Evans
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not the world is full of educated failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. – Calvin Coolidge