Abe Lemons Quotes

Sometimes you've just got to let an umpire know that you're not satisfied with his decision. That they've missed the play in your opinion. Not that it's going to do you any good, but you've got to let them know.

There are many coaches who talk about referees every day.

On an odd occasion, you'll still find me shouting at referees when I've become increasingly frustrated, but I've tried to control my temper.

Umpires are necessary evils. That's just the nature of the beast. For years, people have looked on umpiring as a job they could get any postman to do.

I think making the referee aware of a situation, there is nothing wrong with that.

I went into umpiring at age 16. I got into officiating because of the fact that I could not stand the referees that worked our basketball games.

I hate people.

The part of the game that fans will soon miss: the argument between manager and umpire! There was something special about watching a manger and umpire both convinced they were totally right, but knowing that one had to be wrong. As an ump, those moments made my job fun, and getting 'nose-to-nose' was part of my job description.

I'll be the first one to admit my first couple of years I was pretty hard on the refs.

I hate 'Mafia Wars'.

Anger can be a problem, but it has tremendous potential, too. It's just figuring out what to do with it.

If you are a referee, it's not easy because everyone wants to win, and so there will be cheating.

I don't focus well angry.

Punting the ball is really frustrating to me.

You can't put your arm around the referee! That's ungentlemanly conduct.

I don't come in and break TVs when we lose.

Being able to taste failure, it makes you kind of want to throw up. It makes you just hate the game.

I hate losing and I think it's good to feel a stab of anger if it happens.

It's up to the referee to decide what is and isn't a foul.

Sometimes I feel like hitting somebody. You look at the refs and they say, 'We'll take care of it.' I think, 'Yeah? You won't take care of it the way I'd like to take care of it.'

Really and truly, I don't like talking about refereeing decisions.

Just because you didn't get your way, don't take your ball and go home.

He's a sore loser and he lost the fight.

I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.

More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength.