When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher. Tommy Lasorda billcatcherdickey Change image and share on social
About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure. Tommy Lasorda dealfailureproblem Change image and share on social
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 burngirlguy Change image and share on social
You give loyalty, you'll get it back. You give love, you'll get it back. Tommy Lasorda backgivelove Change image and share on social
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 baseballdoorhave Change image and share on social
I started in the lowest league in baseball, and I worked my way all the way up to Triple A and then to the big leagues. I never reached the level that I thought I would reach as a player. But that's the way it goes. So then I started from the bottom as a manager, and I worked my way up to managing the Dodgers for 20 years. Tommy Lasorda baseballbigbottom share on social
My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it. Tommy Lasorda ballhittheory Change image and share on social
No, we don't cheat. And even if we did, I'd never tell you. Tommy Lasorda cheat Change image and share on social
When you - when you become the manager of a major league team, particularly the Dodgers, to me, that's a privilege and an honor. No matter where you go or what you do, you represent that position that you have. And you represent that organization that gave you the opportunity to be doing what you're doing. Tommy Lasorda dodgergivehonor share on social