Rinus Michels

•George Brett, Kansas City Royals third baseman, describing teammate Jamie Quirk, who is 6'4" and weighs 185 pounds: "He looks like a greyhound, but he runs like a bus."

Dutch superstar Johan Cruyff has been a real pick-me-up for the Los Angeles Aztecs at the gate, where attendance has doubled, and afield, where scoring has tripled

Rinus Michels brought his own concept of "voetbal" to L.A. If the Aztecs can master it, credit him with a miracle