Leo Durocher Quotes

• Show me a good loser and I’ll show you an idiot.

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• You don’t save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain.

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• You can’t get any pictures from way back there.

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• You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.

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• Win any way you can as long as you can get away with it.

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• What are we out at the park for, except to win?

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• There are only five things you can do in baseball – run, throw, catch, hit and hit with power.

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• Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill.

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• Show me a good loser and I’ll show you an idiot.

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• Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.

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• Nice guys finish last.

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• In the olden days, the umpire didn’t have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.

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• If you don’t win, you’re going to be fired. If you do win, you’ve only put off the day you’re going to be fired.

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• I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.

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• I never did say that you can’t be a nice guy and win. I said that if I was playing third base and my mother rounded third with the winning run, I’d trip her up.

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• I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.

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• I come to win.

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• I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren’t any rules, how could you break them?

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• How you play the game is for college ball. When you’re playing for money, winning is the only thing that matters.

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• God watches over drunks and third baseman.

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Birth:	27th July, 1905
Death:	7th October, 1991
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Baseball Player

About

Leo Ernest Durocher was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. Upon his retirement, he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,009 career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League history. Durocher still ranks tenth in career wins by a manager. A controversial and outspoken character, Durocher's career was dogged by clashes with authority, umpires, and the press.

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