If we’re going to win the pennant, we’ve got to start thinking we’re not as good as we think we are.
CASEY STENGELSure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.
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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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Never make predictions, especially about the future.
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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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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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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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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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All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
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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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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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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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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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Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It’s staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in.
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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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