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Tommy Lasorda Biography

Thomas Charles Lasorda (born September 22, 1927) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who is best known for his two decades as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2017, he marked his 68th season in one capacity or another with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers organization, the longest tenure anyone has had with the team, edging Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully by two seasons. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1997.

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Caltech honored me -- they named an asteroid after me. There's only two of them up there with names. One of them is Walter Cronkite. The other is Tommy Lasorda.

Asteroids, Honored, Lasorda, Names, Tommy, Two

I didn't even graduate from high school. I've never told anybody that before. I got my degree later, when I was in the army.

Army, Degrees, Graduate, High, School

When we win, I'm so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I'm so depressed, I eat a lot. When we're rained out, I'm so disappointed I eat a lot.

Depressing, Disappointed, Eat, Happy, Winning

I firmly believe that there is a God. I firmly believe that there is a Heaven. And I firmly believe that if you go there, it's gonna be great.

Believe, God, Gonna, Heaven, Ifs

I don't like the pitch count! How are you gonna develop your arm? If you're a track man you say, "Hey, you can't run too much. " Or if you're a boxer you say, "Hey, you can only box three rounds. " It's not right!

Develop, Men, Rounds, Run, Running, Track

I've been able to dine with presidents, with leaders of corporations, traveled for 14 years with (financier and philanthropist) Michael Milken, who has taught me so much about life. Hanging around with them, it's nothing I could have believed in grade school. I could be with all of them? Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Dean Martin. . . this former third-string pitcher from the Norristown High baseball team and the son of an Italian immigrant? I really am in awe when I think that has happened to me. What a life.

Baseball, Martin, Pitcher, Rickles, School, Team

There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.

Happen, Inspirational, Make, Motivational, Success, Wonder

The worst team in baseball's history won only 55 games. The best team ever won 110 out of 160, so you're virtually guaranteed to win 1
3 of the time and lose 1
3 of the time. The difference is the 1
3 in the middle. You don't know what bucket the game you're playing falls into, so if you're smart, you'll fight like everything for all of them.

Baseball, Fight, Smart, Team, Time, Won

Everybody wants to win, but everybody doesn't win.

Everybody, Want, Win, Winning

You can have the best team in baseball, and if nobody goes through the turnstiles, you've got to shut the doors down.

Baseball, Doors, Down, Team, Turnstiles

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. '

Famer, Guy, Hired, Pressure, Walter, Want

I was told to stay away from pasta and bread for two weeks. Not eating pasta? That'll kill me. Anything else, but why pasta?

Bread, Eating, Pasta, Two, Weeks

A second-guesser is one who doesn't know anything about the first guess, and he's one who needs 2 guesses to get one right.

Firsts, Guess, Guesses, Knows, Needs

You have got to love what you're doing. No matter what it is. Whatever you undertake in life, if you don't love it, and you don't enjoy it, you are making a big mistake. You have got to love what you are doing. You have to appreciate what you are getting, and you have to do it to the best of your ability.

Appreciate, Big, Doing You, Love, Mistake

When you say you're a padre, people ask when did you become a parent. When you say you're a cardinal, they tell you to work hard because the next step is pope. But when you say you're a Dodger, everybody knows you're in the Major Leagues.

Baseball, Become, Hard, Hard Work, People, Step

I was fortunate enough to coach the U. S. Olympic team in Australia.

Australia, Coach, Enough, Olympic, Team

I'm telling you, I don't like cheaters.

Cheater, Cheaters, Like, Telling

I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help.

Appreciate, Communication, Help, Motivate, Player

No, we don't cheat. And even if we did, I'd never tell you.

Cheat, Cheating, Sports, Tell

If you don't root for the Dodgers, you might not get into heaven.

Dodgers, Heaven, Might, Root, Roots

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