Quotes of Tommy Lasorda - somelinesforyou

“ The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ There are three types of baseball players: those who make things happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination. ”

- 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 one. third of your games. It’s the other third that makes the difference. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ The best possible thing in baseball is winning the World Series. The second best thing is losing the World Series. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination. ”

- 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. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ Do you know how many countries are represented in the Olympics, and how many sports, and how many athletes?... A lot. A lot. But no Americans in baseball? Why? Why? It's sad. Very sad. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ He wants Texas back. (when asked what terms Mexican-born pitching sensation Fernando Valenzuela might settle for in his upcoming contract negotiations). ”

- 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 one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ My wife tells me one day, 'I think you love baseball more than me.' I say, 'Well, I guess that's true, but hey, I love you more than football and hockey. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ Do you know how many countries are represented in the Olympics, and how many sports, and how many athletes?... A lot. A lot. But no Americans in baseball? Why? Why? It's sad. Very sad. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ 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. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ My wife tells me one day, 'I think you love baseball more than me.' I say, 'Well, I guess that's true, but hey, I love you more than football and hockey. ”

- 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 one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ There are three types of baseball players — those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts. ”

- 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. ”

- 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 got tired of kissing a pretty girl? ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ Listen, if you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you're up in the stands with them. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ If you said to God, 'Create someone who was what a baseball player should be,' God would have created Joe DiMaggio... And he did. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ 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. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hands. If you hold it too tightly, you crush it, but if you hold it too loosely, you lose it. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts. ”

- Tommy Lasorda

“ The best possible thing in baseball is winning the World Series. The second best thing is losing the World Series. ”

- Tommy Lasorda
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