Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Tommy Lasorda

Quote by Tommy Lasorda

“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!”

Quote by Tommy Lasorda

Create image

Author

Tommy Lasorda
Tommy Lasorda

Tommy Lasorda was a legendary baseball player and manager, born on September 22, 1927. He played his entire career in the Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher, and later became the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lasorda's leadership and passion for the game made him a beloved figure in baseball history. more

You May Also Like

“When you're not playing up to your capability, you gotta try everything, to motivate, to get them going. All of them have to be on the same end of the rope to pull together. It's playing for the name on the front of the shirt, not the back. Individualism gets you trophies and plaques. Play for the front, that wins championships. I try to remind them of that.”

TryingEndsPlayTogetherWinningNamesFrontsShirtsCapabilityIndividualismChampionshipRopeTrophiesPlaying Up
Author:Tommy Lasorda
Create image

“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.”

ThinkingYearsAbleSchoolPresidentLeaderHappenedTeamTaughtSonBaseballThirdsFormerCorporationsAweGradesImmigrantsStringsItalianTraveledPitcherDeanPhilanthropistMiltonHanging AroundDineGrades In SchoolFinanciersBaseball Team
Author:Tommy Lasorda
Create image