Don Was
Don Was
Don Wasis an American musician, record producer and record executive. Primarily a bass player, Was led the 1980s funk rock band Was. In later years he produced songs and albums for a large number of popular recording artists. In 2012, he became president of jazz music label Blue Note Records...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth13 September 1952
CountryUnited States of America
team honored knows
I don't know what to say other than you're really honored another team is looking at you.
goes-on nobody-knows knows
Nobody can see into the future. Nobody knows what going to go on.
writing sticks notes
When I write a note, it sticks in my head differently.
yankees new-york-yankees deserve
What did I do to deserve this?
writing media attention
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.
work-out decision temptation
We all have the temptation to be backseat drivers when it comes to decisions that don't work out the way we want.
thinking criticism may
I'm not afraid of criticism or what somebody may think.
yankees reputation new-york-yankees
His reputation preceded him before he got here.
thinking want right-now
I definitely want to manage. I just don't think it's the time right now.
writing night sticks
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.
baseball games want
Baseball's still a game. I don't want it to be work. I want it to be a game.
mistake years games
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.
get-better trying ifs
If you don't second-guess yourself, then you are not trying to get better.
team player games
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.