Casey Stengel Quotes

Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits.

~ Casey Stengel

You gotta lose 'em some of the time. When you do, lose 'em right.

~ Casey Stengel

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.

~ Casey Stengel

The team has come along slow but fast.

~ Casey Stengel

Most ball games are lost, not won.

~ Casey Stengel

The trick is growing up without growing old.

~ Casey Stengel

Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?

~ Casey Stengel

All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for... reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration.

~ Casey Stengel

You gotta learn that if you don't get it by midnight, chances are you ain't gonna get it, and if you do, it ain't worth it.

~ Casey Stengel

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

~ Casey Stengel

All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.

~ Casey Stengel

You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.

~ Casey Stengel

Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.

~ Casey Stengel

Never make predictions, especially about the future.

~ Casey Stengel