Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
CASEY STENGELAll right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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Never make predictions, especially about the future.
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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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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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The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn’t argue with one. I’d put my arms around her and give her a little kiss.
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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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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 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.
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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.
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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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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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Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they’re successful.
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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
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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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