Quotes by Casey Stengel

“You gotta lose 'em some of the time. When you do, lose 'em right.”

“The team has come along slow but fast.”

“Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.”

“Most ball games are lost, not won.”

“The trick is growing up without growing old.”

“Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?”

“All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off yo...”

“You gotta learn that if you don't get it by midnight, chances are you ain't gonna get it, and if you do, it ain't worth it.”

“The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.”

“All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.”

“You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.”

“Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.”

“Never make predictions, especially about the future.”

“Most ball games are lost not won.”

“Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits.”

“Going to bed with a woman never hurt a ball player. It's staying up all night looking for them that does you in.”

“I want you all to line up in alphabetical order according to your size.”

“Most ball games are lost not won.”

“I want you all to line up in alphabetical order according to your size.”

“Nowadays, when a pitcher gets a ball close to the hitter, the hitter comes back to the bench and says: You know, I think he's throwing at me. That shows you how times have changed. When I broke in,...”