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.

Quote by Tommy Lasorda

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

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

Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of...

Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of...

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

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

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

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

Guys ask me, don't I get burned out? How can you get burned out doing...

Guys ask me, don't I get burned out? How can you get burned out doing...

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

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

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

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

Say 'Dodgers' and people know you're talking about baseball. Say 'Braves' and they ask, 'What...

Say 'Dodgers' and people know you're talking about baseball. Say 'Braves' and they ask, 'What...

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

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

There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch...

There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch...

Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill...

Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill...

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

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

Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.

Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.

Nothing succeeds like -- failure.

Nothing succeeds like -- failure.

I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it...

I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it...

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

When we win, I'm so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I'm so...

When we win, I'm so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I'm so...

Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred

Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred

Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body.

Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body.

Our Garrick's a salad; for in him we see, Oil, vinegar, sugar and saltiness agree

Our Garrick's a salad; for in him we see, Oil, vinegar, sugar and saltiness agree