The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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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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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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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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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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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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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Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they’re successful.
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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
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Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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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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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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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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Never make predictions, especially about the future.
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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