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> [Ernie Banks was a great great player and when he no longer could play, he became a great ambassador for the game. He represented the game with the highest of class and dignity. Everybody loved Ernie Banks. He enjoyed baseball,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/ernie-banks-was-a-great-great-player-and-when-he-no-longer-could-play/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

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## More by Tommy Lasorda

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/i-managed-the-dodgers-for-20-years-it-s-hard-to-believe-that-there/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/i-bleed-dodger-blue-and-when-i-die-i-m-going-to-the-big-dodger-in-the/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [You give loyalty, you'll get it back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/you-give-loyalty-you-ll-get-it-back/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [There are three kinds of people in this world: people who make it happen, people who watch what happens, and people who wonder what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/there-are-three-kinds-of-people-in-this-world-people-who-make-it/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/sometimes-you-ve-just-got-to-let-an-umpire-know-that-you-re-not/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [If you don't root for the Dodgers, you might not get into heaven,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/if-you-don-t-root-for-the-dodgers-you-might-not-get-into-heaven/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/guys-ask-me-don-t-i-get-burned-out-how-can-you-get-burned-out-doing/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/there-are-three-types-of-baseball-players-those-who-make-it-happen/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/the-worst-team-in-baseball-s-history-won-only-55-games-the-best-team/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/no-matter-how-good-you-are-you-re-going-to-lose-one-third-of-your/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it; not hard enough and it flies away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/managing-is-like-holding-a-dove-in-your-hand-squeeze-too-hard-and-you/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/i-love-doubleheaders-that-way-i-get-to-keep-my-uniform-on-longer/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/when-we-win-i-m-so-happy-i-eat-a-lot-when-we-lose-i-m-so-depressed-i/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [Bruce Benedict is so slow he'd finish third in a race with a pregnant woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/bruce-benedict-is-so-slow-he-d-finish-third-in-a-race-with-a-pregnant/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

> [I walk into the clubhouse today and it's like walking into the Mayo Clinic. We have four doctors, three therapists and five trainers. Back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/i-walk-into-the-clubhouse-today-and-it-s-like-walking-into-the-mayo/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

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