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I am so happy and proud to learn of Hideo Nomo's election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. He was quite a pitcher and competitor, but he is also a very special and caring person.

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Tommy Lasorda
Age: 93 †
Born: 1927
Born: September 22
Died: 2021
Died: January 7
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Thomas Charles Lasorda
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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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Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.
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I started in the lowest league in baseball, and I worked my way all the way up to Triple A and then to the big leagues. I never reached the level that I thought I would reach as a player. But that's the way it goes. So then I started from the bottom as a manager, and I worked my way up to managing the Dodgers for 20 years.
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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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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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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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When I was interviewed after I got hired to replace Walter Alston, a future Hall of Famer, I was asked: “Don’t you feel pressure on you?” I said: “Want to know something, I’m worried about the guy who’s going to have to replace me.”
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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 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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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 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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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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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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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.
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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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Grownups have to say 'please,' too.
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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 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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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 saddest day of the year is the day baseball season ends.
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