They told me my services were no longer desired because they wanted to put in a youth program as an advance way of keeping the club going. I’ll never make the mistake of being seventy again.
CASEY STENGELYou gotta learn that if you don’t get it by midnight, chances are you ain’t gonna get it, and if you do, it ain’t worth it.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don’t win many ball games.
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If I’ve got a good pinch-hitter, I hate to have him stay on the bench with men on the bases in an early inning. He may end the game right there.
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If we’re going to win the pennant, we’ve got to start thinking we’re not as good as we think we are.
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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for… reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration.
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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they’re successful.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant.
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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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There comes a time in every man’s life, and I’ve had plenty of them.
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I don’t like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.
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They say Yogi Berra is funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and he plays golf with millionaires. What’s funny about that?
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The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
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