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

Quote by Leo Durocher

Topics: Winning Quotes

Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand.

Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

Winning is a habit.

Winning is a habit.

Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those...

Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those...

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.

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?

Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.

Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.

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.

I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you...

I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you...

Nice guys finish last.

Nice guys finish last.

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

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