Theo Epstein

You can't go through life thinking about what could go wrong.

— Theo Epstein

I don't want to be buried in a Red Sox casket.

— Theo Epstein

It truly feels great to be a Cub today.

— Theo Epstein

You've just got to kind of play the hand you're dealt.

— Theo Epstein

If I let my brain follow its path unfettered, it would be kinda ugly.

— Theo Epstein

I think everyone deserves more than one World Series every 108 years so.

— Theo Epstein

To win the World Series, you have to be able to do a lot of things well.

— Theo Epstein

This game will make you cry more often than not.

— Theo Epstein

It stinks to give up a good player. But if you think that way, you'll never make any trades. You have to…

— Theo Epstein

If multiple starting pitchers underperform at the same time, it's always going to leave you in a stretch where it's hard to…

— Theo Epstein

It took me coming to the Midwest to realize I was the jerk. People are so nice here. They're so grounded.

— Theo Epstein

Be intentional about the spaces you create but not at the cost of compromising other elements.

— Theo Epstein

We don't live in isolation. Most people don't like working in isolation - some do, but they typically don't end up playing…

— Theo Epstein

When we build that foundation for sustained success, and it ultimately results in a World Series, it's going to be more than…

— Theo Epstein

Failure is inherent in the game. So if you don't respond well to adversity, you're probably not going to have a long…

— Theo Epstein

The leadoff-hitter thing, I think, it's always nice to have an established leadoff hitter and to have someone who can really get…

— Theo Epstein

It's always different when a guy gets drafted and developed and comes up in his first organization and makes an impact. There's…

— Theo Epstein

Having a relentless lineup full of professional hitters works on so many levels. It works in terms of pure baseball reasons: if…

— Theo Epstein

I believe in our players. That's why they're here. I also know slumping is part of baseball. What's surprising is sometimes when…

— Theo Epstein

You're not always going to get the outcomes you feel like your talent deserves, that you feel like the big picture deserves.…

— Theo Epstein

Even over time, with a stable coaching staff and one manager who is fantastic and been in place for a long time,…

— Theo Epstein

I love being in a city that's playing October baseball, where you can just feel everyone captivated by the ball club, everyone…

— Theo Epstein

I don't think facing one of your own active pitchers would be a good idea, unless I got super lucky and hit…

— Theo Epstein

Typically, it takes young players years to adjust to life in the big leagues and to start performing up to their capabilities.…

— Theo Epstein

Josh Bard is a catcher with excellent defensive tools and someone ... whose best days are ahead of him. He's not coming…

— Theo Epstein

The 'Chicago Sun-Times,' I remember, ran a full-page, front-page photo-shop of me walking on water across Lake Michigan, as if by showing…

— Theo Epstein

The fact that guys adjusted really quickly to the big leagues, developed really quickly, faced adversity under the brightest spotlights, played great…

— Theo Epstein

Something as simple as transparency is really scalable because it quickly impacts the culture. And the culture is something everyone feels. If…

— Theo Epstein

Baseball is a game based on adversity. It's a game that's going to test you repeatedly. It's going to find your weaknesses…

— Theo Epstein

It's best not to think about winning or losing trades anyway, because the best ones work out for both teams. But, as…

— Theo Epstein

The Cubs, we built one of best farm systems - I think for a while there, it was the best farm system…

— Theo Epstein

You reach a point where you're trying to survive. You're just trying to put the ball in play. You're not yourself. You're…

— Theo Epstein

There are a lot of ways to make a positive impact on the community without necessarily being a politician.

— Theo Epstein

The only time I think about my contract is when I'm asked about it by the media.

— Theo Epstein

It's a human phenomenon that there has to be a reason for everything. There almost never is.

— Theo Epstein

I think people want the Cubs to succeed, and by extension, they want people associated with the Cubs to succeed.

— Theo Epstein

I work for the Chicago Cubs, a team with a following so loyal and adoring and a history so forlorn that we…

— Theo Epstein

No one is immune to needing to sit or needing to go down at the right time, and you want to give…

— Theo Epstein

Even idiots can grow up a little bit. It should be a bit more subdued. ... The first celebration should be subdued,…

— Theo Epstein

Failure happens to everyone in this game. It's not something worth harping on. What is worth focusing on is how you respond…

— Theo Epstein