It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
CASEY STENGELYou got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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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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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I’ve tried to give a dollar and 25 cents in work for every dollar paid me.
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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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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 only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for… reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration.
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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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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 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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Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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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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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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