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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

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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 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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Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path.
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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 was glad to see Italy win. All the guys on the team were Italians.
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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.'
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky.
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Think about each pitch like you think about women, then select one which is particularly appealing.
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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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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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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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I've got a portrait in the Smithsonian. Who ever thought that would happen?
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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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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.
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Grownups have to say 'please,' too.
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