Tommy Lasorda

“If you love your job, you haven't worked a day in your life.”

“When I took the job as the manager of the Olympic team, I didn't take it because I was a Dodger. I did it because I was an American, and I wanted to bring that gold medal where it belongs in baseball, the United States. And that's exactly what our team did.”

“I'm telling you, I don't like cheaters.”

“I do not care whether you're a Democrat or you're a Republican or an independent. We must pull for the people who are wearing the uniform of the armed forces. These people weren't drafted. They enlisted, because they believe.”

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

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

“The only Angels in Los Angeles are in Heaven, and they're looking down on the Dodgers.”

“We're all put here for a reason. And one little movement changes your way of life.”

“When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher.”

“You give loyalty, you'll get it back. You give love, you'll get it back.”

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

“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.”

“When I was interviewed after I got hired to replace Walter Alston, a future Hall of Famer, I was asked: 'Don't you feel pressure on you?' I said: 'Want to know something? I'm worried about the guy who's going to have to replace me.'”

“One time I was doing a speech to a group of kids, and just before I get there, I see this little kid crying. I found out they just lost a game, and he was the losing pitcher. I went over there, put my arm around him, and said, 'What are you crying for? When major league players lose, they don't cry.'”

“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?”

“You get an opportunity to do something for your country, you better get out and do it.”

“I've had heroes in my life - Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth.”