In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.

Quote by Leo Durocher

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I come to win.

Buy a steak for a player on another club after the game, but don't even...

Buy a steak for a player on another club after the game, but don't even...

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

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

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...

Nice guys finish last.

Nice guys finish last.

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...

Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.

Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.

Winning is a habit.

Winning is a habit.

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.

How you play the game is for college ball. When you're playing for money, winning...

How you play the game is for college ball. When you're playing for money, winning...

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...

Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand.

Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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...

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

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