Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.
CASEY STENGELWithout losers, where would the winners be?
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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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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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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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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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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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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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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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 Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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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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I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. I
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The team has come along slow but fast.
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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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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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 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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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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Most ball games are lost, not won.
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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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Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant.
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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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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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