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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?
Tommy Lasorda
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Tommy Lasorda
Age: 93 †
Born: 1927
Born: September 22
Died: 2021
Died: January 7
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Thomas Charles Lasorda
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I am so happy and proud to learn of Hideo Nomo's election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. He was quite a pitcher and competitor, but he is also a very special and caring person.
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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.
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I don't like the pitch count! How are you gonna develop your arm? If you're a track man you say, Hey, you can't run too much. Or if you're a boxer you say, Hey, you can only box three rounds. It's not right!
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Everybody wants to win, but everybody doesn't win.
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I've got a portrait in the Smithsonian. Who ever thought that would happen?
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There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.
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Think about each pitch like you think about women, then select one which is particularly appealing.
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If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third.
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If you love your job, you haven't worked a day in your life.
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I wasn't quite sure how a player got to the big leagues. As far as I knew, he was just there one day.
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The best possible thing in baseball is winning The World Series. The second best thing is losing The World Series.
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Say 'Dodgers' and people know you're talking about baseball. Say 'Braves' and they ask, 'What reservation?' Say 'Reds' and they think of communism. Say 'Padres' and they look around for a priest.
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When you - when you become the manager of a major league team, particularly the Dodgers, to me, that's a privilege and an honor. No matter where you go or what you do, you represent that position that you have. And you represent that organization that gave you the opportunity to be doing what you're doing.
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If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven.
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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.
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Grownups have to say 'please,' too.
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I've never used one word of profanity in front of my wife, or my daughter, or my granddaughter or anybody else's wife.
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I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help.
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It's still the best game in town because you don't have to be big to play, and everybody plays. Even your grandmother probably played baseball.
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