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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
Sports
Everybody
Makes
Erasers
Pencils
Psychology
Mistakes
Mistake

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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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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.
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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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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.
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People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.
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I've got a portrait in the Smithsonian. Who ever thought that would happen?
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Grownups have to say 'please,' too.
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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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Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path.
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There are parents out there screaming as if their kid is going to be in the big leagues someday. C'mon. I chew them out if I see that. Maybe they've got their own idea how to do things, but it's wrong. Just be with the kids. Let 'em make errors. Give them all a chance. It's not about winning. It's spirit, togetherness.
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Everybody wants to win, but everybody doesn't win.
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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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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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The saddest day of the year is the day baseball season ends.
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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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I'm telling you, I don't like cheaters.
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If you love your job, you haven't worked a day in your life.
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I was glad to see Italy win. All the guys on the team were Italians.
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Everything I have, I owe to baseball and the Dodgers.
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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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