I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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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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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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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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I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. I
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They told me my services were no longer desired because they wanted to put in a youth program as an advance way of keeping the club going. I’ll never make the mistake of being seventy again.
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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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Most ball games are lost, not won.
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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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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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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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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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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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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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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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