My bones are as hard as a rock. Every time I have a biopsy, the doctors are doing hand exercises a week, ten days out.

I know what I have to do and I plan to do it. It's a good time to get it done and get it behind me. It's treatable, so why not treat it now? My family will give me comfort but I have to do this alone.

I'm a fair manager, put it that way. I like to be fair with the players, but there's a time for discipline.

Now we can buy some really good gear for our doctors. We have $500,000 more to pass onto folks in the halls.

I'm going to try to enjoy the All-Star break, hope my players reflect on what happened the first half of the season, come back with a different attitude, try to find our solution on how to win it.

Playing for Yogi is like playing for your father; playing for Billy is like playing for your father-in-law.