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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. "
Tommy Lasorda
Make It Happen
Three
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" I bleed Dodger blue! "
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" My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it. "
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" I was fortunate enough to coach the U.S. Olympic team in Australia. "
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" I've got a portrait in the Smithsonian. Who ever thought that would happen? "
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" Chan Ho had a great career and was the exemplification of class, dignity and character. "
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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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" I still remember the entire Boy Scout motto. I don't remember the serial number of my gun in the army. I don't remember the number of my locker in school. But I remember that Boy Scout code. "
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" I've had heroes in my life - Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth. "
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" The only way I'd worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs. "
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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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" You can wake up every day and make today better than the last. "
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" You give loyalty, you'll get it back. You give love, you'll get it back. "
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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. "
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" Grownups have to say 'please,' too. "
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" My son wasn't gay. No way. "
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" When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher. "
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" I've always called L.A. 'the world capital of sport.' "
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" 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.' "
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