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Don Mattingly Biography

Donald Arthur Mattingly (born April 20, 1961) is an American former professional baseball first baseman, coach and current manager of the Miami Marlins. Nicknamed "The Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball", he spent his entire 14-year career playing with the New York Yankees and later managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for five years.

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I have had many occasions this year where I questioned and second-guessed my decision in a game, but it comes down to learning from mistakes and being accountable for what you did right or did wrong.

Games, Learning, Mistake, Mistakes, Year, Years

Baseball's still a game. I don't want it to be work. I want it to be a game.

Baseball, Game, Games, Want, Work

Honestly, at one time I thought Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean, I wasn't born until 1961, and I grew up in Indiana.

Baseball, Character, Grew, Mean, Ruth, Thought

Nobody can see into the future. Nobody knows what going to go on.

Goes On, Knows, Nobody, Nobody Knows, See

When I gave up me, I became more. I became a captain, a leader, a better person and I came to understand that life is a team game. . . And you know what?. . . I've found most people aren't team players. They don't realize that life is the only game in town. Someone should tell them. It has made all the difference in the world to me.

Differences, Found, Gave, Player, Team, Tell

I've wanted to manage a long time and I've been moving in that direction.

Direction, Long, Manage, Moving, Wanted

I'm always writing at night - things I would change, things I would do differently. When I write a note, it sticks in my head differently.

Writing, Night, Sticks, Things, Note

You never know who’s watching.

Know, Knows, Smile Because, Watching, Whos

We all have the temptation to be backseat drivers when it comes to decisions that don't work out the way we want.

Decision, Decisions, Temptation, Way, Work Out

The players get no respect around here. They (the Yankees) give you money, that's it, not respect. We get constantly dogged and players from other teams love to see that. That's why nobody wants to play here.

Team, Player, Yankees, Play, Dogged

Good teams I played on. . . just the tone that they play with, the energy they play with, how they go about it. When you get it going the right way, you get everyone going in the same direction and it's a powerful thing.

Play, Powerful, Same, Team, Teams, Thing

His reputation preceded him before he got here.

New York Yankees, Preceded, Reputation, Yankees

I'm not afraid of criticism or what somebody may think.

Thinking, Criticism, May, Somebody, Think

I definitely want to manage. I just don't think it's the time right now.

Definitely, Right Now, Think, Thinking, Time, Want

I can't concern myself with what's going on with the club or what the media is writing. If you pay attention to those things, that's when you get yourself in trouble.

Writing, Media, Attention, Pay, Things