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.
CASEY STENGELWhen 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.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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If I’ve got a good pinch-hitter, I hate to have him stay on the bench with men on the bases in an early inning. He may end the game right there.
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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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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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The team has come along slow but fast.
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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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The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
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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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Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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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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If we’re going to win the pennant, we’ve got to start thinking we’re not as good as we think we are.
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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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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 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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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
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