Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?
CASEY STENGELThey 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 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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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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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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I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain.
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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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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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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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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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If you’re playing baseball and thinking about managing, you’re crazy. You’d be better off thinking about being an owner.
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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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