Tommy Lasorda Quotes

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

Baseball, Happen, Three

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.
Tommy Lasorda

Impossible, Between, Lies

I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky.
Tommy Lasorda

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?
Tommy Lasorda

Love, Girl, Tired

About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.
Tommy Lasorda

Success, Failure, Problem

Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure.
Tommy Lasorda

Failure, Thinking, Start

Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.
Tommy Lasorda

Home, Baseball, Driving

I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer.
Tommy Lasorda

Love, Keep, Longer

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

Long, Before, Start

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.
Tommy Lasorda

Happy, Win, Lose

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

Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.
Tommy Lasorda

Give, Somebody, Autograph

I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it too tightly you kill it, but if you hold it too loosely, you lose it.
Tommy Lasorda

Lose, Hand, Hold

I bleed Dodger blue!
Tommy Lasorda

Blue, Bleed, Dodger

Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.
Tommy Lasorda

Hard, Enough, Away

My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it.
Tommy Lasorda

Hit, Watch, Theory

People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.
Tommy Lasorda

Why, Eat, Players

The only way I'd worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs.
Tommy Lasorda

Weather, Worry, Side

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Coach

Born: September 22, 1927

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