Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts. — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it. — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher. — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I am so happy and proud to learn of Hideo Nomo's election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. He was quite… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
My wife tells me one day, 'I think you love baseball more than me.' I say, 'Well, I guess that's true, but… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I wasn't quite sure how a player got to the big leagues. As far as I knew, he was just there one… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
They could never beat me in Springfield. I loved that old ballpark. If I could have pitched there all my career, I'd… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
The best possible thing in baseball is winning The World Series. The second best thing is losing The World Series. — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
You can have the best team in baseball, and if nobody goes through the turnstiles, you've got to shut the doors down. — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
When I took the job as the manager of the Olympic team, I didn't take it because I was a Dodger. I… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
Ernie Banks was a great great player and when he no longer could play, he became a great ambassador for the game.… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I started in the lowest league in baseball, and I worked my way all the way up to Triple A and then… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
When you - when you become the manager of a major league team, particularly the Dodgers, to me, that's a privilege and… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I walk into the clubhouse today and it's like walking into the Mayo Clinic. We have four doctors, three therapists and five… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I managed the Dodgers for 20 years. It's hard to believe that there are only four guys in the history of baseball… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
Sometimes you've just got to let an umpire know that you're not satisfied with his decision. That they've missed the play in… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I've been able to dine with presidents, with leaders of corporations, traveled for 14 years with (financier and philanthropist) Michael Milken, who… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven. — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
Bruce Benedict is so slow he'd finish third in a race with a pregnant woman. — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
All last year we tried to teach him (Fernando Valenzuela) English, and the only word he learned was million. — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
Think about each pitch like you think about women, then select one which is particularly appealing. — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
It's still the best game in town because you don't have to be big to play, and everybody plays. Even your grandmother… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
Say 'Dodgers' and people know you're talking about baseball. Say 'Braves' and they ask, 'What reservation?' Say 'Reds' and they think of… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
One time I was doing a speech to a group of kids, and just before I get there, I see this little… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
The worst team in baseball's history won only 55 games. The best team ever won 110 out of 160, so you're virtually… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
When you say you're a padre, people ask when did you become a parent. When you say you're a cardinal, they tell… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I managed the Dodgers for 20 years. It's hard to believe that there are only four guys in the history of baseball who managed… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky. — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
There are three kinds of people in this world: people who make it happen, people who watch what happens, and people who wonder what… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
Sometimes you've just got to let an umpire know that you're not satisfied with his decision. That they've missed the play in your opinion.… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
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… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The worst team in baseball's history won only 55 games. The best team ever won 110 out of 160, so you're virtually guaranteed to… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
