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I was glad to see Italy win. All the guys on the team were Italians.
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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Italy
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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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Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path.
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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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The best possible thing in baseball is winning The World Series. The second best thing is losing The World Series.
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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.
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I wasn't quite sure how a player got to the big leagues. As far as I knew, he was just there one day.
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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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Everybody wants to win, but everybody doesn't win.
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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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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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About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.
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