Leo Durocher quotes

Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand. (Leo Durocher)
As long as I've got a chance to beat you I'm going to take it. View quote
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I never did say that you can't be a nice guy and win. I said that if I was playing third base and my mother rounded third with the winning run, I'd trip her up. View quote
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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. View quote
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I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes. View quote
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I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them? View quote
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You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain. View quote
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God watches over drunks and third baseman. View quote
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Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill. View quote
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I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules. View quote
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There are only five things you can do in baseball - run, throw, catch, hit and hit with power. (Leo Durocher)
Give me some scratching, diving, hungry ballplayers who come to kill you. View quote
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Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot. View quote
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Nice guys finish last. View quote
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If you don't win, you're going to be fired. If you do win, you've only put off the day you're going to be fired. View quote
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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. View quote
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What are we out at the park for, except to win? View quote
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Win any way you can as long as you can get away with it. View quote
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In order to become a big-league manager you have to be in the right place at the right time. That's rule number one. View quote
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I come to win. View quote
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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. (Leo Durocher)
You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it. View quote
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Winning is a habit. View quote
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Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop. View quote
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You can't get any pictures from way back there. View quote
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Leo Durocher

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Occupation: American Athlete
Born: July 27, 1905
Died: October 7, 1991
Quotes count: 25