Tommy Lasorda Quotes

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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination. – Tommy Lasorda

You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn’t enough, in the second half, you have to give what’s left. – Tommy Lasorda

The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting. – Tommy Lasorda

There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened. – Tommy Lasorda

The best possible thing you can get out of a game is something to put in your refrigerator. – Tommy Lasorda

I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I’m going to the big Dodger in the sky. – Tommy Lasorda

There are only two seasons – winter and baseball. – Tommy Lasorda

The only way to prove you’re a good sport is to lose. – Tommy Lasorda

There are three secrets to managing: the first secret is motivation, the second secret is motivation, and the third secret is motivation. – Tommy Lasorda

You don’t realize how easy this game is until you play it as a boy. – Tommy Lasorda

In baseball and in business, there are three types of people: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened. – Tommy Lasorda

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination. – Tommy Lasorda

I want the ball hit to me in a tough situation because I want to prove myself. – Tommy Lasorda

I don’t believe in curses. I believe in God. – Tommy Lasorda

Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away. – Tommy Lasorda

Baseball is like driving, it’s the one who gets home safely that counts. – Tommy Lasorda

I may win and I may lose, but I will never be conquered. – Tommy Lasorda

The best possible thing you can get out of a game is something to put in your pocket. – Tommy Lasorda

Leadership is earned, not given. – Tommy Lasorda

I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away. – Tommy Lasorda

To win, you have to believe you can do it. – Tommy Lasorda

I’m tough enough to take whatever I dish out. – Tommy Lasorda

You don’t have to have super powers or super talent. You just have to be an ordinary person, but do extraordinary things. – Tommy Lasorda

Pressure is nothing more than the shadow of great opportunity. – Tommy Lasorda

You have to be willing to accept failure to get better. – Tommy Lasorda

I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I’m going to the big Dodger in the sky. – Tommy Lasorda

Set your goals high and don’t stop until you achieve them. – Tommy Lasorda

You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn’t enough, give what’s left in the second. – Tommy Lasorda