Quotes from lasorda tommy

There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens.

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!

I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help.

Listen, if you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you're up in the stands with them.

No, we don't cheat. And even if we did, I'd never tell you.

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.

People felt sorry for me that I don't get a medal. I said, "Hey, I got my medal when I saw them put the medal around our players." I said, "I got my medal when they raised that American flag, and I got my medal when they played our national anthem." You know, I cried. I cried because I know that I had done something for my country.

If you'd see my schedule, you'd know I have no time to slow down.

When we win, I'm so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I'm so depressed, I eat a lot. When we're rained out, I'm so disappointed I eat a lot.

The average age of our bench is deceased.

My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it. As I realized years later, that is still the finest theory of hitting yet devised.

I can't remember the first game but I know you were assigned to different teams, the red team, the yellow team, the blue team, all different colors. There were 26 different colors. Also, if you had a sore arm, you wore a gray cap. If you had a bad leg, you wore white socks. This way, if you're hitting the ball and you didn't hustle, they would know it's because you had a bad leg.

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?

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

I wasn't quite sure how a player got to the big leagues. As far as I knew, he was just there one day.

ALWAYS give an autograph when somebody asks you.

My God, look at the words people use today. They use profanity like it's nothing. Christ almighty.