Coach Quotes

You know what they call the fellow who finishes last in his medical school graduating class? They call him 'Doctor.'

One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn't do you any good.

It was a hole in one contest and I had a three.

I don't jog, if I die I want to be sick.

I don't have any tricky plays, I'd rather have tricky players.

Damn referees, I'll miss them less than anybody.

The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.

There are really only two plays: Romeo and Juliet, and put the darn ball in the basket.

Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor.

When the going gets tough, let the tough get going.

Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score.

There are no shortcuts in life - only those we imagine.

Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.

The only way I'd worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs.

People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.

My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it.

Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.

I bleed Dodger blue!

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.

Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.

No, we don't cheat. And even if we did, I'd never tell you.

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

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.

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.

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

I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer.

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

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?

I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky.

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