About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.
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All last year we tried to teach him Fernando Valenzuela English, and the only word he learned was million.
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Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.
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Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.
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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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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.
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I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky.
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I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer.
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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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I walk into the clubhouse and it's like walking into the Mayo Clinic. We have four doctors, three therapists and five trainers. Back when I broke in, we had one trainer who carried a bottle of rubbing alcohol and by the seventh inning he had drunk it all.
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Listen, if you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you're up in the stands with them.
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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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My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it.
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No, we don't cheat. And even if we did, I'd never tell you.
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People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.
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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.
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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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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.
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The only way I'd worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs.
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There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens.
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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.
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