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Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.

Tommy Lasorda

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Tommy Lasorda
Age: 93 †
Born: 1927
Born: September 22
Died: 2021
Died: January 7
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Voice Actor
Norristown
Pennsylvania
Thomas Charles Lasorda
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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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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 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.
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No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference.
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My God, look at the words people use today. They use profanity like it's nothing. Christ almighty.
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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.
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About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.
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I've been Catholic all my life, and there's one thing I've never understood. Why didn't the Corinthians write back?
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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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If you love your job, you haven't worked a day in your life.
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Everybody makes mistakes, that's why they put erasers on pencils
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If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third.
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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?
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Nothing succeeds like - failure.
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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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Think about each pitch like you think about women, then select one which is particularly appealing.
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When you say you're a padre, people ask when did you become a parent. When you say you're a cardinal, they tell you to work hard because the next step is pope. But when you say you're a Dodger, everybody knows you're in the Major Leagues.
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The only Angels in Los Angeles are in Heaven, and they're looking down on the Dodgers.
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When I was interviewed after I got hired to replace Walter Alston, a future Hall of Famer, I was asked: “Don’t you feel pressure on you?” I said: “Want to know something, I’m worried about the guy who’s going to have to replace me.”
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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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