John McGraw — American Athlete born on April 07, 1873, died on February 25, 1934

John Joseph McGraw, nicknamed "Little Napoleon" and "Muggsy", was a Major League Baseball player and long-time manager of the New York Giants. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937... (wikipedia)

Sportsmanship and easygoing methods are all right, but it is the prospect of a hot fight that brings out the crowds.
My boy, one small breeze doesn't make a wind storm.
There is but one game and that game is baseball.
Learn to know every man under you, get under his skin, know his faults. Then cater to him - with kindness or roughness as his case may demand.
No club that wins a pennant once is an outstanding club. One which bunches two pennants is a good club. But a team which can win three in a row really achieves greatness.