What are we out at the park for, except to win?
LEO DUROCHERHow you play the game is for college ball. When you’re playing for money, winning is the only thing that matters.
More Leo Durocher Quotes
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You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.
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Give me some scratching, diving, hungry ballplayers who come to kill you.
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I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.
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Winning is a habit.
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In the olden days, the umpire didn’t have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.
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You can’t get any pictures from way back there.
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Win any way you can as long as you can get away with it.
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Buy a steak for a player on another club after the game, but don’t even speak to him on the field. Get out there and beat them to death.
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I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren’t any rules, how could you break them?
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Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.
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Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill.
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God watches over drunks and third baseman.
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As long as I’ve got a chance to beat you I’m going to take it.
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There are only five things you can do in baseball – run, throw, catch, hit and hit with power.
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How you play the game is for college ball. When you’re playing for money, winning is the only thing that matters.
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