You 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.
CASEY STENGELDon’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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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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Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?
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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
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I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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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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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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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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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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There comes a time in every man’s life, and I’ve had plenty of them.
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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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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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Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.
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