Quotes by Casey Stengel

About Casey Stengel:

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.
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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

Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.

Casey Stengel

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

Casey Stengel

They say Yogi Berra is funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and he plays golf with millionaires. What's funny about that?

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

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

Casey Stengel

Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.

Casey Stengel

If we're going to win the pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as good as we think we are.

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

Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.

Casey Stengel

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

Casey Stengel

Never make predictions, especially about the future.

Casey Stengel

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

Casey Stengel

There comes a time in every man's life, and I've had plenty of them.

Casey Stengel

Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It's staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in.

Casey Stengel

Now there's three things you can do in a baseball game: You can win or you can lose or it can rain.

Casey Stengel

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.

Casey Stengel

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds.

Casey Stengel

They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ball games.

Casey Stengel

Author Bio

  • NameCasey Stengel
  • DescriptionAmerican baseball player and coach
  • BornJuly 30, 1890
  • DiedSeptember 29, 1975
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Baseball Player