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«This is the big leagues,»

«I've been thinking over the last couple of months how blessed I have been to be in this game over 50-plus years, and to have a family that supported me. I promised them last year that this would be my last year. I'm honoring that request.»

«My family -- they live and die every game. When we lose a game, I don't even want to call them at home, because it is so depressing. They are down, they're beat up. If any of you guys write something they don't like, it beats them up. I don't want them to go through that any more.»

«I also said when I came here, if I didn't have as much fun, I would get out of it,»

«I'm sorry we had to let Jeffrey and all of our good fans down. But this is what happens in baseball. It evolves from year to year. It isn't automatically that easy that you can get a few players and you're going to win it all. It's not that easy.»

«I never worked for a better owner in baseball. I've worked for a few -- Charlie Finley, Ted Turner, Ray Kroc, Ewing Kaufman, Marge Schott. Jeffrey has been the best owner I've ever worked for. He let you do your job. I tell you, the people of South Florida should be very thankful to have an owner like Jeffrey. He has such a tremendous desire to win. He has said that so many times. He's one owner who has talked the talk and walked the walk. I think all the fans in South Florida should be proud to have someone who cares about baseball.»

«I feel great, and I'm not tired of what I'm doing. I'm not going to solicit anything. If someone calls, like Jeffrey did, I'll listen.»

«I want to thank Jeffrey for giving me the opportunity,»

«Whoever wants to give another chance to an old guy of 75, I'll be glad to listen, ... I'm not 75, though, I tell you. I may be 50 now, and I probably was 45 when I got here, but I'm ready to go.»

«Hey, there's always going to be 15 that like you and 10 that don't like you,»