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I was once asked what it takes to be a great manager...my response? Great players.

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Casey Stengel
Age: 85 †
Born: 1890
Born: July 30
Died: 1975
Died: September 29
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Kansas City
Missouri
Charles Dillon Casey Stengel
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A lot of people my age are dead and you could look it up.
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My health is good enough about the shoulders.
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Don't drink in the hotel bar, that's where I do my drinking.
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See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a chance to be a star. Now that fella over there, he's 20 years old, too. In 10 years he's got a chance to be 30.
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Mr. that boy couldn't hit the ground if he fell out of an airplane.
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What's the use of askin' a man to execute if he can't execute?
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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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Some of you fellers are getting 'Whiskey Slick.'
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Why shouldn't he break Ruth's record? He's got more power than Stalin.
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