Back Quote by Theo Epstein

When you get traded, the first thing you have to do is self-reflect and think about how you can get better. It has only…

— Ray Allen

Nobody wants to give up good players.

— Vince Lombardi

I mean, if you're going to get traded, you're always looking for a good team to play with.

— Toni Kukoc

Obviously, getting traded halfway through the year is always tough. New faces, new teammates, guys you played against but don't know on a personal…

— Manny Machado

If you want to continue to be good and perform at a high level and be deep in all areas, you still have to…

— Theo Epstein

We decided to either try trades or just go with older players. If you do that and let contracts expire you can be in…

— Anonymous

I feel like, as long as you truly are a good player, then you can't go out and have a bad season.

— Joe Flacco

Getting traded is a humbling experience, because no matter what you tell yourself - 'I didn't want to be there anyway' - there's a…

— Jerome Bettis

Being a part of a trade doesn't always mean you're not a good player. It means they want to do something different for their…

— Rodney Hood

It is foolhardy to make a second trade, if your first trade shows you a loss. Never average losses. Let this thought be written…

— Jesse Lauriston Livermore

You can't look at a trade as a bad thing, I guess. It means a team wants you.

— Xander Bogaerts

Once you identify positional needs, then I think, then, what you do is, you be very selective on how you go about acquiring those…

— John Dorsey