Top 6 Quotes by Mike Matheny

Nothing worth doing right is easy.

Easy, Doing Right

Mike Matheny, Jerry B. Jenkins (2015). “The Matheny Manifesto: A Young Manager's Old-School Views on Success in Sports and Life”, p.22, Three Rivers Press

Character is forged not on the mountaintop but in the valley.

Mike Matheny

Character, Valleys, Forged

Mike Matheny, Jerry B. Jenkins (2015). “The Matheny Manifesto: A Young Manager's Old-School Views on Success in Sports and Life”, p.155, Three Rivers Press

I believe that the time to start thinking about your legacy is not at the end but at the beginning, because as I said, that's when you're able to do something about it.

Mike Matheny

Believe, Thinking About You, Legacy

Mike Matheny, Jerry B. Jenkins (2015). “The Matheny Manifesto: A Young Manager's Old-School Views on Success in Sports and Life”, p.152, Three Rivers Press

I don't want to cower at somebody's interpretation of what I'm about. I'm supposed to be doing it and I'm going to throw this word out there-with excellence. There's no reason for me to give anything less that all I've got in everything I do. That's scriptural. For me, that's the foundation of who I am.

Mike Matheny

Who I Am, Giving, Excellence

I didn't feel good today- little things here and there- but that's the nature of this game. You just keep pushing, being mentally and physically ready. Some days are better than others, but even if you don't feel so good, you get yourself going.

Mike Matheny

Life, Motivational, Baseball