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title: "1 Want Game Quotes By Don Mattingly"
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> [Baseball's still a game. I don't want it to be work. I want it to be a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/baseball-s-still-a-game-i-don-t-want-it-to-be-work-i-want-it-to-be-a/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bea/don-mattingly-23498_baseball_baseball-s-still-a-game-i-don-t-want-it_336798.png)

## More by Don Mattingly

> [I can't concern myself with what's going on with the club or what the media is writing. If you pay attention to those things,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/i-can-t-concern-myself-with-what-s-going-on-with-the-club-or-what-the/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [The players get no respect around here. They give you money, that's it, not respect. We get constantly dogged and players from other teams…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/the-players-get-no-respect-around-here-they-give-you-money-that-s-it/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [I'd like to say this was our worst game. Unfortunately, I can't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/i-d-like-to-say-this-was-our-worst-game-unfortunately-i-can-t/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [Has he (Rickey Henderson) ever been here (Spring Training) the first day? You have to say Rickey's consistent. That's what you want in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/has-he-rickey-henderson-ever-been-here-spring-training-the-first-day/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [Baseball's still a game. I don't want it to be work. I want it to be a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/baseball-s-still-a-game-i-don-t-want-it-to-be-work-i-want-it-to-be-a/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [Managers have people second-guessing them all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/managers-have-people-second-guessing-them-all-the-time/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [On the playing side, a lot of guys I played under were pretty good managers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/on-the-playing-side-a-lot-of-guys-i-played-under-were-pretty-good/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [I definitely want to manage. I just don't think it's the time right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/i-definitely-want-to-manage-i-just-don-t-think-it-s-the-time-right-now/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [We all have the temptation to be backseat drivers when it comes to decisions that don't work out the way we want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/we-all-have-the-temptation-to-be-backseat-drivers-when-it-comes-to/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [You never know who’s watching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/you-never-know-who-s-watching/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [Nobody can see into the future. Nobody knows what going to go on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/nobody-can-see-into-the-future-nobody-knows-what-going-to-go-on/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [Honestly, at one time I thought Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean, I wasn't born until 1961, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/honestly-at-one-time-i-thought-babe-ruth-was-a-cartoon-character-i/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [I have had many occasions this year where I questioned and second-guessed my decision in a game, but it comes down to learning from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/i-have-had-many-occasions-this-year-where-i-questioned-and-second/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [The players get no respect around here. They (the Yankees) give you money, that's it, not respect. We get constantly dogged and players from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/the-players-get-no-respect-around-here-they-the-yankees-give-you/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

> [I want to be on the field. It's a better place to talk to the guys. It's a relaxed atmosphere. You want to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-mattingly/i-want-to-be-on-the-field-it-s-a-better-place-to-talk-to-the-guys-it/)

[Don Mattingly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-mattingly/)

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