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Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You'll be an old man before you know it.

~Al Lopez

Topics: Any Baseball Before Best Business Do What You Love Doing Field Get Give Know Life Life Is Too Short Love Man Old Old Man Out Short Theater Too Very What You Love Whether You Your

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The manager is by himself. He can't mingle with his players. I enjoyed my players, but I could not socialize with them so I spent a lot of time alone in my hotel room. Those four walls kind of close in on you.

~Al Lopez

Topics: Alone Close Could Enjoyed Four He Himself His Hotel Hotel Room Kind Lot Manager Mingle Players Room Socialize Spent Them Those Time Walls You

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They say anything can happen in a short series. I just didn't expect it to be that short.

~Al Lopez

Topics: Anything Expect Happen Just Say Series Short They Say

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Managing can be more discouraging than playing, especially when you're losing because when you're a player, there are at least individual goals you can shoot for. When you're a manager all the worries of the team become your worries.

~Al Lopez

Topics: Because Become Discouraging Goals Individual Least Losing Manager Managing More Player Playing Shoot Team Than Worries You Your

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I usually stick out my hand and hope he puts the ball in it. Except the one time I went out to take Early Wynn out. I stuck out my hand and he hit me right in the stomach with the ball.

~Al Lopez

Topics: Ball Early Except Hand He Hit Hope Me One Time Out Puts Right Stick Stomach Stuck Take Time

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Everybody says we hated the Yankees. We didn't hate the Yankees. We just hated the way they beat us.

~Al Lopez

Topics: Beat Everybody Hate Hated Just Says Us Way Yankees

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I'm delighted. I don't know of anybody who had a statue built of them while they were living. It's a great feeling.

~Al Lopez

Topics: Anybody Built Delighted Feeling Great Great Feeling Had Know Living Statue Them Were While Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Coach

Born: August 20th, 1908

Died: October 30th, 2005

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