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" I do not care whether you're a Democrat or you're a Republican or an independent. We must pull for the people who are wearing the uniform of the armed forces. These people weren't drafted. They enlisted, because they believe. "

Tommy Lasorda

Republican

Believe

Care

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" I firmly believe that there is a God. I firmly believe that there is a Heaven. And I firmly believe that if you go there, it's gonna be great. "

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" Grownups have to say 'please,' too. "

" One time I was doing a speech to a group of kids, and just before I get there, I see this little kid crying. I found out they just lost a game, and he was the losing pitcher. I went over there, put my arm around him, and said, 'What are you crying for? When major league players lose, they don't cry.' "

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

" Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path. "

" No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are, you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference. "

" I've never used one word of profanity in front of my wife, or my daughter, or my granddaughter... or anybody else's wife. "

" About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure. "

" Always give an autograph when somebody asks you. "

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

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" When I took the job as the manager of the Olympic team, I didn't take it because I was a Dodger. I did it because I was an American, and I wanted to bring that gold medal where it belongs in baseball, the United States. And that's exactly what our team did. "

" When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher. "

" When I was interviewed after I got hired to replace Walter Alston, a future Hall of Famer, I was asked: 'Don't you feel pressure on you?' I said: 'Want to know something? I'm worried about the guy who's going to have to replace me.' "

" 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. "

" I've got a portrait in the Smithsonian. Who ever thought that would happen? "

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

" You get an opportunity to do something for your country, you better get out and do it. "

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

" If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven. "

" Sometimes you've just got to let an umpire know that you're not satisfied with his decision. That they've missed the play in your opinion. Not that it's going to do you any good, but you've got to let them know. "

" I've always called L.A. 'the world capital of sport.' "

" Sometimes, you get too hopped up, too excited, and it works against you. "

" My goal is to live to be 100. "

Tommy Lasorda

Live

Goal

" My son wasn't gay. No way. "

" 'Pressure' is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure. "

" They could never beat me in Springfield. I loved that old ballpark. If I could have pitched there all my career, I'd be a 300-game winner. "

" I didn't even graduate from high school. I've never told anybody that before. I got my degree later, when I was in the army. "

" When we win, I'm so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I'm so depressed, I eat a lot. When we're rained out, I'm so disappointed I eat a lot. "