Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
Casey Stengel

All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
Casey Stengel

Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose 'em I never knew existed before.
Casey Stengel

Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It's staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in.
Casey Stengel

Don't cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
Casey Stengel

Don't drink in the hotel bar, that's where I do my drinking.
Casey Stengel

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
Casey Stengel

Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
Casey Stengel

I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said I don't drink. Then another fella said hear you and Joe DiMaggio aren't speaking and I said I'll take that drink.
Casey Stengel

I don't know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
Casey Stengel


I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.
Casey Stengel

I feel greatly honored to have a ballpark named after me, especially since I've been thrown out of so many.
Casey Stengel

I got players with bad watches - they can't tell midnight from noon.
Casey Stengel

I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
Casey Stengel

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
Casey Stengel

If we're going to win the pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as good as we think we are.
Casey Stengel

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking about being an owner.
Casey Stengel

If you're so smart, let's see you get out of the Army.
Casey Stengel

It's wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn't used to like.
Casey Stengel

Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
Casey Stengel