Jim Evans Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return.”

“I have looked back on situations and thought that I could have handled a few differently and probably better.”

“When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There was a Little League tournament coming up and he needed more umpires than he had.”

“My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer and umpire on the nights I wasn't playing.”

“I attribute my success to my mental approach to the game. I have always been a serious student of umpiring. I enjoy studying rules, situations, and positioning.”

“I personally developed the Academy training program. All our training is based on solid educational principles. We present the material in four training formats: lecture, demonstration, drill, and implementation.”

“The vast majority of people who watch baseball can properly call 95% of all plays that happen on the field. My job is to teach you how to call the other 5%.”

“The Florida State League was considered the top A-league back then. You played in the spring training parks of major league teams, traveled throughout some great cities in Florida, and the pay was the best in A-ball.”

“As a youngster, I played in Little League, Pony League, and all sorts of amateur baseball programs growing up.”

“I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring.”