Inspirational Quotes by Casey Stengel (American Sportsperson)

There comes a time in every man’s life, and I’ve had plenty of them.
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Time

Most ball games are lost, not won.
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Perseverance

Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Talent

They say you can’t do it, but sometimes it doesn’t always work.
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Attitude

It’s easy to get the players; it’s getting them to play together that’s the tough part
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Togetherness, Teamwork, Teams

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks in batting practice
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Baseball

Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits.
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Baseball

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Teamwork

All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
—Casey Stengel

The trick is growing up without growing old.
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Age, Aging

There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain.
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Rain, Baseball

The best ballplayer’s the one who doesn’t think he made good. He keeps trying to convince you.
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Praise

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven’t made up their minds.
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Management

Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It’s staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Baseball

I might have been able to make it as a pitcher except for one thing: I had a rather awkward motion and every time I brought my left arm forward I hit myself in the ear.
—Casey Stengel

Most games are lost, not won.
—Casey Stengel
Topics: Competition

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