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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.

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Casey Stengel
Age: 85 †
Born: 1890
Born: July 30
Died: 1975
Died: September 29
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Kansas City
Missouri
Charles Dillon Casey Stengel
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Learn
Living
Three
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Broke

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I couldn't have done it without my players.
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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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Even my players aren't players.
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You gotta lose 'em some of the time. When you do, lose 'em right.
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Don't cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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I became a major league manager in several cities and was discharged. We call it discharged because there was no question I had to leave.
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There comes a time in every man's life, and I've had plenty of them.
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