Bill Belichick discusses the World Series win. I like how he talks about the spirit of the team, and then ends with the classic understatement that brings it back to the technicalities (“Plus they had a lot of guys that can hit, field and pitch. That helps too.”):
“All they did is play better than anybody else. That’s what it is all about. So, I think it is a great accomplishment and I am extremely happy for them. I know they have worked hard and I think they deserve it. I was in the dugout in preseason down there - whatever they call it in baseball - preseason, spring training, yeah, fruit league or whatever it is. Grapefruit, yeah, Grapefruit division… I thought it was a great group of guys, guys who really had a lot of… they were running out even in that preseason game. They were out there. When a guy hit a home run, the whole team would get out of the dugout and go out there and meet him at home plate, in March. There was something there that obviously they sustained and helped carry them. Plus they had a lot of guys that can hit, field and pitch. That helps too.”
Also, I love how he put the smackdown on questions about giving advice to Terry Francona.
“No, I don’t have any advice. Look, I don’t know anything about baseball. The team that has the most runs, that is where you want to be… He doesn’t need any help from anybody. The guy just won the World Series. I am the one who ought to be going to him for help.”
What an amazing time to be a sports fan in Boston.