The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for… reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration.
CASEY STENGELIf 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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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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I feel greatly honored to have a ballpark named after me, especially since I’ve been thrown out of so many.
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All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you.
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The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It’s that they stay out all night looking for it.
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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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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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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain.
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I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said I don’t drink. Then another fella said hear you and Joe DiMaggio aren’t speaking and I said I’ll take that drink.
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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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If you’re playing baseball and thinking about managing, you’re crazy. You’d be better off thinking about being an owner.
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When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you’re older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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