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Think about each pitch like you think about women, then select one which is particularly appealing.

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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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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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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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Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path.
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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 best possible thing in baseball is winning The World Series. The second best thing is losing The World Series.
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Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.
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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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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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I'm so excited I had a seven-car police motorcycle escort. I've had escorts before, but nothing like this... I'm really in awe, coming here and seeing so many cars, so much enthusiasm.
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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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About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.
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I've always called L.A. 'the world capital of sport.'
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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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If you love your job, you haven't worked a day in your life.
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Listen, if you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you're up in the stands with them.
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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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I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky.
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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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If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third.
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I was glad to see Italy win. All the guys on the team were Italians.
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