Tommy Lasorda quotes

I still remember the entire Boy Scout motto. I don't remember the serial number of my gun in the army. I don't remember the number of my locker in school. But I remember that Boy Scout code. (Tommy Lasorda)
There are three kinds of people in this world: people who make it happen, people who watch what happens, and people who wonder what happened. View quote
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Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts. View quote
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The only Angels in Los Angeles are in Heaven, and they're looking down on the Dodgers. View quote
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I knew something was up when he couldn't go to his right. He said he was living his fantasy, and I said it was my fantasy to get his [rear] off the field. View quote
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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination. View quote
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You give loyalty, you'll get it back. You give love, you'll get it back. View quote
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About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure. View quote
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When we win, I'm so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I'm so depressed, I eat a lot. When we're rained out, I'm so disappointed I eat a lot. View quote
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Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away. View quote
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Baseball is played by all countries now, and softball, too. (Tommy Lasorda)
You can wake up every day and make today better than the last. View quote
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If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven. View quote
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When I took the job as the manager of the Olympic team, I didn't take it because I was a Dodger. I did it because I was an American, and I wanted to bring that gold medal where it belongs in baseball, the United States. And that's exactly what our team did. View quote
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I've had heroes in my life - Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth. View quote
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Guys ask me, don't I get burned out? How can you get burned out doing something you love? I ask you, have you ever got tired of kissing a pretty girl? View quote
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Grownups have to say 'please,' too. View quote
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You can have the best team in baseball, and if nobody goes through the turnstiles, you've got to shut the doors down. View quote
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I firmly believe that there is a God. I firmly believe that there is a Heaven. And I firmly believe that if you go there, it's gonna be great. View quote
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Always give an autograph when somebody asks you. View quote
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Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path. (Tommy Lasorda)
The only way I'd worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs. View quote
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My goal is to live to be 100. View quote
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I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer. View quote
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When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher. View quote
Tommy Lasorda

Tommy Lasorda

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Occupation: American Coach
Born: September 22, 1927
Died: January 7, 2021
Quotes count: 50
Wikipedia: Tommy Lasorda

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