I never did say that you can't be a nice guy and win. I said that if I was playing third base and my mother rounded third with the winning run, I'd trip her up.

Quote by Leo Durocher

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Give me some scratching, diving, hungry ballplayers who come to kill you.

Give me some scratching, diving, hungry ballplayers who come to kill you.

In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading....

In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading....

I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.

I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.

I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires...

I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires...

Winning is a habit.

Winning is a habit.

I never did say that you can't be a nice guy and win. I said...

I never did say that you can't be a nice guy and win. I said...

God watches over drunks and third baseman.

God watches over drunks and third baseman.

I come to win.

Win any way you can as long as you can get away with it.

Win any way you can as long as you can get away with it.

As long as I've got a chance to beat you I'm going to take it.

As long as I've got a chance to beat you I'm going to take it.

You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain.

You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain.

You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.

You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.

As long as I've got a chance to beat you I'm going to take it.

As long as I've got a chance to beat you I'm going to take it.

Win any way as long as you can get away with it. Nice guys finish...

Win any way as long as you can get away with it. Nice guys finish...

What are we out at the park for, except to win?

What are we out at the park for, except to win?

There are only five things you can do in baseball - run, throw, catch, hit...

There are only five things you can do in baseball - run, throw, catch, hit...

Nice guys finish last.

Nice guys finish last.

If you don't win, you're going to be fired. If you do win, you've only...

If you don't win, you're going to be fired. If you do win, you've only...

You can't get any pictures from way back there.

You can't get any pictures from way back there.

Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand.

Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand.