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" I've had heroes in my life - Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth. "
Tommy Lasorda
My Life
Babe
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" I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer. "
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" Guys ask me, don't I get burned out? How can you get burned out doing something you love? I ask you, have you ever got tired of kissing a pretty girl? "
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" If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven. "
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" I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky. "
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" Everything I have, I owe to baseball and the Dodgers. "
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" I was fortunate enough to coach the U.S. Olympic team in Australia. "
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" I've always called L.A. 'the world capital of sport.' "
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" Chan Ho had a great career and was the exemplification of class, dignity and character. "
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" 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.' "
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" 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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" No, we don't cheat. And even if we did, I'd never tell you. "
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" 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. "
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" There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens. "
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" You get an opportunity to do something for your country, you better get out and do it. "
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" I started in the lowest league in baseball, and I worked my way all the way up to Triple A and then to the big leagues. I never reached the level that I thought I would reach as a player. But that's the way it goes. So then I started from the bottom as a manager, and I worked my way up to managing the Dodgers for 20 years. "
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