Lasorda Quotes

You've got to be patriotic. You've got to be proud of the country that you come from. - Tommy Lasorda

You wait till you see that Dominican team. You wait till you see Puerto Rico. You wait till you see Venezuela. . . . Matsui is a great player. The Japanese team needs him. - Tommy Lasorda

You know why Cuba is so good? It's because they have their pick of the nation's top athletes. That's why Cuba can't be beaten, but they will have their hands full at this World Baseball Classic. But think about it. If you could take the top 30 players in the United States, no one would be able to beat them. - Tommy Lasorda

With so many new faces... it's hard to say who will lead the team. - Tommy Lasorda

Why? Go ask my wife, she'll tell you. - Tommy Lasorda

When we win, I'm so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I'm so depressed, I eat a lot. When we're rained out, I'm so disappointed I eat a lot. - Tommy Lasorda

When we lose, I eat. When we win, I eat. I also eat when we're rained out. - Tommy Lasorda

When I went with the U.S. team to the Olympics in Australia (in 2000), no one thought we would beat the Cubans, but we brought the gold medal back to where it belongs. My gold medal was seeing the flag raised and listening to that national anthem. - Tommy Lasorda

When Castro came into power, they called a general strike, and nothing moved for nine days. We were playing ball when the battle was going on, but after Castro took over, he wanted to see me. - Tommy Lasorda

What is my opinion of his performance? - Tommy Lasorda