I’ve had heroes in my life–Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth. — Tommy Lasorda

I’ve been Catholic all my life, and there’s one thing I’ve never understood. Why didn’t the Corinthians write back? — Tommy Lasorda

If you love your job, you haven’t worked a day in your life. — Tommy Lasorda

We’re all put here for a reason. And one little movement changes your way of life. — Tommy Lasorda

If you’d see my schedule, you’d know I have no time to slow down. — Tommy Lasorda

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. — Tommy Lasorda

Everything I have, I owe to baseball and the Dodgers. — Tommy Lasorda

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

The best possible thing in baseball is winning The World Series. The second best thing is losing The World Series. — Tommy Lasorda

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

Say ‘Dodgers’ and people know you’re talking about baseball. Say ‘Braves’ and they ask, ‘What reservation?’ Say ‘Reds’ and they think of communism. Say ‘Padres’ and they look around for a priest. — Tommy Lasorda

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

I am so happy and proud to learn of Hideo Nomo’s election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. He was quite a pitcher and competitor, but he is also a very special and caring person. — Tommy Lasorda

Baseball is played by all countries now, and softball, too. — Tommy Lasorda

The saddest day of the year is the day baseball season ends. — Tommy Lasorda

It’s still the best game in town because you don’t have to be big to play, and everybody plays. Even your grandmother probably played baseball. — Tommy Lasorda

I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer. — Tommy Lasorda

You give loyalty, you’ll get it back. You give love, you’ll get it back. — Tommy Lasorda

Guys ask me, don’t I get burned out? How can you get burned out doing something you love? I ask you, have you ever got tired of kissing a pretty girl? — Tommy Lasorda

My wife tells me one day, ‘I think you love baseball more than me.’ I say, ‘Well, I guess that’s true, but hey, I love you more than football and hockey.’ — Tommy Lasorda

I’ve never used one word of profanity in front of my wife, or my daughter, or my granddaughter or anybody else’s wife. — Tommy Lasorda

Bruce Benedict is so slow he’d finish third in a race with a pregnant woman. — Tommy Lasorda

Think about each pitch like you think about women, then select one which is particularly appealing. — Tommy Lasorda

If he raced his pregnant wife he’d finish third. — Tommy Lasorda