Tommy Lasorda Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.”
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“You have got to love what you're doing. No matter what it is. Whatever you undertake in life, if you don't love it, and you don't enjoy it, you are making a big mistake. You have got to love what you are doing. You have to appreciate what you are getting, and you have to do it to the best of your ability.”
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“No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference.”
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“If you don't root for the Dodgers, you might not get into heaven,”
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“There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.”
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“If you love your job, you haven't worked a day in your life.”
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“I've been able to dine with presidents, with leaders of corporations, traveled for 14 years with (financier and philanthropist) Michael Milken, who has taught me so much about life. Hanging around with them, it's nothing I could have believed in grade school. I could be with all of them? Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Dean Martin ... this former third-string pitcher from the Norristown High baseball team and the son of an Italian immigrant? I really am in awe when I think that has happened to me. What a life.”
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“My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it.”
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“If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third.”
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“About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.”
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“Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it; not hard enough and it flies away.”
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“Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.”
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“I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer.”
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“I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky.”
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“I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help.”
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“The only Angels in Los Angeles are in Heaven, and they're looking down on the Dodgers.”
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“Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure.”
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“Never argue with people who buy ink by the gallon....”
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“Guys ask me, don't I get burned out? How can you get burned out doing something you love? I ask you, have you ever got tired of kissing a pretty girl?”
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“The saddest day of the year is the day baseball season ends.”
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“The only way I'd worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs.”
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“When we lose, I eat. When we win, I eat. I also eat when we're rained out.”
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“I walk into the clubhouse today and it's like walking into the Mayo Clinic. We have four doctors, three therapists and five trainers. Back when I broke in, we had one trainer who carried a bottle of rubbing alcohol, and by the 7th inning he'd already drunk it.”
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“Ernie Banks was a great great player and when he no longer could play, he became a great ambassador for the game. He represented the game with the highest of class and dignity. Everybody loved Ernie Banks. He enjoyed baseball, life and people. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. We have truly lost a baseball giant.”
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“I still remember the entire Boy Scout motto. I don't remember the serial number of my gun in the army. I don't remember the number of my locker in school. But I remember that Boy Scout code.”
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“Everything I have, I owe to baseball and the Dodgers.”
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“Sometimes you've just got to let an umpire know that you're not satisfied with his decision. That they've missed the play in your opinion. Not that it's going to do you any good, but you've got to let them know.”
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“You can have the best team in baseball, and if nobody goes through the turnstiles, you've got to shut the doors down.”
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“The gym teacher's name was Mr. Caruso. Mr. Caruso did not speak English. He spoke 'Gym.' One day I was playing basketball and Mr. Caruso told me I would have to get an athletic supporter. He didn't express himself exactly that way, though. He said, 'Hey, you, one day you're gonna go up for a rebound and the family jewels aren't gonna go with ya.' I had no idea what he was talking about. Next day I showed up for practice without my watch and my mezuzah. He said, 'Did ya take care of the family jewels?' I said, 'I left 'em in my locker.' Took us a half hour to revive Mr. Caruso.”
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