I feel greatly honored to have a ballpark named after me, especially since I’ve been thrown out of so many.
CASEY STENGELOldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they’re successful.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven’t made up their minds.
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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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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I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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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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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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