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Billy Beane Quotes

When I first came into baseball, people didn’t want to hear that a team was a business. But it is. And the better the business is run, the healthier the team on the field is going to be Picture Quote #1

You have to face reality some time. But there’s no sense in facing it until somebody forces you to Picture Quote #1

I love what I do. That’s one of the reasons I’ve stayed. I love the community; I love driving to work Picture Quote #1

Quite frankly, I can’t get enough of soccer. I tell my jingoistic friends in the United States there’s a reason why it is the world’s No. 1 sport. The rest of the planet can’t be wrong Picture Quote #1

Trying to build a team over the course of the winter to put on the field is really just half the job. Because if your best players go down, it’s not so much him going down as who you replace him with, which ultimately might have the biggest impact on how you end up finishing. So you want to have both a belt and suspenders for support Picture Quote #1

I don’t want a lot of guys like me who played the game. Quite frankly, I want blank canvases; I want people to come in with new ideas. I don’t want the biases of their own experiences to be a part of their decision-making process Picture Quote #1

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The bottom line is that any business should be a meritocracy. The best and brightest. Period Picture Quote #1

I may not be as visible as I used to be, and by that I mean being in the clubhouse or on the field. But I’m just as invested as I’ve always been Picture Quote #1

The math works. Over the course of a season, there’s some predictability to baseball. When you play 162 games, you eliminate a lot of random outcomes. There’s so much data that you can predict: individual players’ performances and also the odds that certain strategies will pay off Picture Quote #1

In baseball, you can do something poorly and still get credit. A pitcher could throw a bad ball, the batter hit a screaming line drive, and an outfielder make a fantastic diving catch. Yet, when you look at historical databases, 80% of the time when a ball is struck with that trajectory and velocity, it is a hit Picture Quote #1

We’ve got to use every piece of data and piece of information, and hopefully that will help us be accurate with our player evaluation. For us, that’s our life blood Picture Quote #1

You know, I’d actually say Lionel Messi. He’s so remarkable, watching him play he’s probably still undervalued. When you’re scoring five goals in one Champions League match, there’s no value that’s too high Picture Quote #1

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I hate losing more than I want to win Picture Quote #1

It’s hard not to be romantic about baseball Picture Quote #1

No matter how successful you are, change is always good Picture Quote #1

When your enemy’s making mistakes, don’t interrupt him Picture Quote #1

How can you not be romantic about baseball? Picture Quote #1

You have to face reality some time. But there’s no sense in facing it until somebody forces you to Picture Quote #1

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I made one decision in my life based on money and I swore I would never do it again Picture Quote #1

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When I first came into baseball, people didn’t want to hear that a team was a business. But it is. And the better the business is run, the healthier the team on the field is going to be. (Billy Beane Quotes) You have to face reality some time. But there’s no sense in facing it until somebody forces you to. (Billy Beane Quotes) I love what I do. That’s one of the reasons I’ve stayed. I love the community; I love driving to work. (Billy Beane Quotes) Quite frankly, I can’t get enough of soccer. I tell my jingoistic friends in the United States there’s a reason why it is the world’s No. 1 sport. The rest of the planet can’t be wrong. (Billy Beane Quotes) Trying to build a team over the course of the winter to put on the field is really just half the job. Because if your best players go down, it’s not so much him going down as who you replace him with, which ultimately might have the biggest impact on how you end up finishing. So you want to have both a belt and suspenders for support. (Billy Beane Quotes) I don’t want a lot of guys like me who played the game. Quite frankly, I want blank canvases; I want people to come in with new ideas. I don’t want the biases of their own experiences to be a part of their decision-making process. (Billy Beane Quotes) The bottom line is that any business should be a meritocracy. The best and brightest. Period. (Billy Beane Quotes) I may not be as visible as I used to be, and by that I mean being in the clubhouse or on the field. But I’m just as invested as I’ve always been. (Billy Beane Quotes) The math works. Over the course of a season, there’s some predictability to baseball. When you play 162 games, you eliminate a lot of random outcomes. There’s so much data that you can predict: individual players’ performances and also the odds that certain strategies will pay off. (Billy Beane Quotes) In baseball, you can do something poorly and still get credit. A pitcher could throw a bad ball, the batter hit a screaming line drive, and an outfielder make a fantastic diving catch. Yet, when you look at historical databases, 80% of the time when a ball is struck with that trajectory and velocity, it is a hit. (Billy Beane Quotes) We’ve got to use every piece of data and piece of information, and hopefully that will help us be accurate with our player evaluation. For us, that’s our life blood (Billy Beane Quotes) You know, I’d actually say Lionel Messi. He’s so remarkable, watching him play he’s probably still undervalued. When you’re scoring five goals in one Champions League match, there’s no value that’s too high (Billy Beane Quotes) I hate losing more than I want to win (Billy Beane Quotes) It’s hard not to be romantic about baseball (Billy Beane Quotes) No matter how successful you are, change is always good (Billy Beane Quotes) When your enemy’s making mistakes, don’t interrupt him (Billy Beane Quotes) How can you not be romantic about baseball? (Billy Beane Quotes) You have to face reality some time. But there’s no sense in facing it until somebody forces you to (Billy Beane Quotes) I made one decision in my life based on money and I swore I would never do it again (Billy Beane Quotes)