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 STENGELEverybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.
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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
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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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If you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
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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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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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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 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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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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Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they’re successful.
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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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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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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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