Quote

A second-guesser is one who doesn't know anything about the first guess, and he's one who needs 2 guesses to get one right.

Tommy Lasorda

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

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
Second
Doesn
Anything
Firsts
First
Right
Needs
Guesses
Guess

More quotes by Tommy Lasorda

Image
I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
I'm telling you, I don't like cheaters.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
Everything I have, I owe to baseball and the Dodgers.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
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.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
Grownups have to say 'please,' too.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
The saddest day of the year is the day baseball season ends.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
I wasn't quite sure how a player got to the big leagues. As far as I knew, he was just there one day.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
Think about each pitch like you think about women, then select one which is particularly appealing.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it not hard enough and it flies away.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
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.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
Sometimes you've just got to let an umpire know that you're not satisfied with his decision. That they've missed the play in your opinion. Not that it's going to do you any good, but you've got to let them know.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
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.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
My wife tells me one day, 'I think you love baseball more than me.' I say, 'Well, I guess that's true, but hey, I love you more than football and hockey.'
Tommy Lasorda
Image
The worst team in baseball's history won only 55 games. The best team ever won 110 out of 160, so you're virtually guaranteed to win 1/3 of the time and lose 1/3 of the time. The difference is the 1/3 in the middle. You don't know what bucket the game you're playing falls into, so if you're smart, you'll fight like everything for all of them.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
I've never used one word of profanity in front of my wife, or my daughter, or my granddaughter or anybody else's wife.
Tommy Lasorda
Image
When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher.
Tommy Lasorda