95 Quotes by Earl Weaver

I used to be a pretty good hit-and-run man when I played in the minors. I handled the bat well and could hit the ball to the right side of the infield. Nevertheless, I know that you often give the opposition an out on the hit-and-run play.

Don't play for one run unless you know that run will win a ballgame.

The key step for an infielder is the first one... but before the ball is hit.

The only thing I'd ever wanted in my life was to be a major-league ballplayer, but I had to admit to myself that I wasn't good enough. It broke my heart.

Pitching keeps you in the games. Home runs win the game.

A manager wins games in the winter when he picks his team.

The easiest way around the bases is with one swing of the bat.

Bad ballplayers make good managers.

A manager has to convince his hitters that they have to get on base for the next guy and that no player can do it by himself. Sometimes that isn't easy. In the playoffs, you can get into trouble because everybody wants to be a hero.