Ken Williams
Ken Williams
pieces
I still have 17 pieces of shrapnel in my neck.
carried degree gone happy healthy people personally seen team weight
Generations of people have not seen us get to this level, ... I have personally carried that weight on my shoulders, to the degree that is not healthy sometimes. People have come and gone and not seen their team in the World Series. I am so happy now for all of them.
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I don't know. I guess this is what I was hired to do so, you know, OK. You did what you are supposed to do. I still don't feel the overwhelmingly joyous feeling of being here.
bunch course criticism doubts guys picked reasons resilient team throughout
One of the reasons we picked each one of these guys on this team is we wanted a bunch of fighters, ... We wanted guys who could be resilient and had been resilient to criticism or doubts throughout the course of their whole career.
answer best debated efforts feels game manager prepare valid win
It's just going be one of those things that debated as long as we play this game. It's a valid question, and I don't have an answer for you other than my manager feels he's doing what is best in his efforts to try to win today's game as well as prepare them for the playoffs.
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It's too early to tell. In this particular case and with the dollars that you're talking about, you have to walk very lightly and be mindful.
answer
It's not something we need to answer right now.
keeps people plan running today
I plan on running as long as I can. To see all these people running today ... that's what I like about it and keeps me going.
brought changed equally guys high makeup quality
The makeup has not changed on this team. We brought in guys of equally high quality. These guys are quality, quality guys.
certain
He's not that kind of guy. We have a certain kind of chemistry.
fan side south understand
I understand the South Side and our fan base,
start time
He doesn't have enough time to start the season.
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He took a club predicted by some to finish third or fourth place and rode it to a World Series championship. That's a very commendable thing. I've been a little disappointed in some of the awards. ... But all along Ozzie and I decided the most important thing was a team effort, to be cohesive as a unit, and all individual things were secondary.
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My role in this is now to hand this to Ozzie, and whatever he decides, I will follow his lead in it. That's the way it has to be right now because it's his staff. These are the people he has to work with.