Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?
CASEY STENGELIt’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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You have to have a catcher because if you don’t you’re likely to have a lot of passed balls.
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The team has come along slow but fast.
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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 secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven’t made up their minds.
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I don’t like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.
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I’ve tried to give a dollar and 25 cents in work for every dollar paid me.
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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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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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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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I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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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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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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