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Baseball is about talent, hard work, and strategy. But at the deepest level, it's about love, integrity, and respect.

Author: Pat Gillick - American Businessman
  Love , Work , Respect , Hard Work


Building a baseball team is like building a house. You look for the best architects, the best builders - and then you let them do their jobs.

Author: Pat Gillick - American Businessman
  You , Look , Best , Team


There's always, I guess, a philosophy that if you come in, you want to change all the parts, you want to change everything over. I've always tried to preach that consistency and continuity are very, very important. So if I know the baseball people, and I know they're competent and could do the job, I don't see any reason to replace them.

Author: Pat Gillick - American Businessman
  You , People , Change , Job


When you talk about the American League, you think of Fenway. When you talk about the National League, you think of Wrigley and the fan base that they have in Chicago.

Author: Pat Gillick - American Businessman
  You , Think , American , Talk


I was trying to land an 18-year-old strapping first baseman from Blanco, Texas, population 200. His name was Willie Upshaw. It turned out there were only three scouts who knew about Willie - Dave Yocum and I working for the Yankees, and Al LaMacchia from the Atlanta Braves.

Author: Pat Gillick - American Businessman
  Name , Three , Land , Trying


We fought like heck for every player and every advantage, but we knew we were part of something bigger than ourselves. To me, that is what baseball is all about. I hope it is always what baseball is all about.

Author: Pat Gillick - American Businessman
  Me , Always , Baseball , Hope


Philadelphia loves its team, and being able to win a World Series for the city, fans, players and our Phillies organization meant so much to me.

Author: Pat Gillick - American Businessman
  Me , World , City , Team


No matter how much technology changes scouting, no matter how much free agency and big TV contracts change the business of baseball, I hope and pray that the heart of the game will never change.

Author: Pat Gillick - American Businessman
  Business , Change , Hope , Technology


You need to have camaraderie in the clubhouse. Wherever you're working, be it a baseball team or at a business, you want to walk in there and say, 'Geez, it's great to be at work. Let's go get 'em,' as opposed to walking in there knowing there's going to be a commotion.

Author: Pat Gillick - American Businessman
  You , Work , Business , Walk


My label in Toronto was 'Stand Pat' and I think that was a fair assessment. I tried to be patient, but if a trade came along - big or small - that I thought should be made, I would make it.

Author: Pat Gillick - American Businessman
  Think , Thought , Small , Stand


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