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.
CASEY STENGELYou got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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You can’t go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
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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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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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They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don’t win many ball games.
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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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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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If you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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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 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 go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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Never make predictions, especially about the future.
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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