Tommy Lasorda Quotes

A pitcher's got to be good and he's got to be lucky to get a no hit game.

You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight.

It was much more fun playing with him than against him. If you wanted one pitcher to start the seventh game of the World Series, which he did in 1945, you'd pick Hal Newhouser.

You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.

Goose Gossage is a friend of mine, and he's definitely a Hall of Fame pitcher in my mind.

We want to add an American League pennant... and to bring the World Series to Arlington.

It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.

I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame.

Baseball needs more superstars.

I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400.

They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

I always loved playing in New York, where the Yankees fans expect a winning team every year.

Winning the World Series, winning the MVP, you feel like you have everything.

Verlander is a guy every right-handed power pitcher looks up to since the beginning of time.

I've actually enjoyed pitching on the road in the postseason. You go out there, and you're getting booed, and it's fun to try to silence the crowd.

I'm playing in the World Series. Can't get any better than this.

I literally love Justin Verlander.

Growing up, my favorite player was either Derek Jeter or Manny Ramirez.

Regardless of how long it took or what I had to go through to get there, I had visualizations of throwing no-hitters or throwing shutouts.

At the end of the day, the most important goal is to get to the World Series and to win the World Series.

Pretty excited to get to Boston. Great city and great team; they're in the race. They want to win here, and that's what I want to do.

I've always wanted to throw a first pitch out, and nothing like doing it near your hometown where you live.

This is the big leagues; pitchers throw a lot of strikes. I feel like they attack me. That's why I go up there and swing.

They say baseball's a game of failure. Well, that's only true on the offensive side.

It's so hard to win a World Series.