Casey Stengel Quotes

When you have the best player, you can do a lot of things. The best player can usually back it up, too.

Either you have the ability to hit or not. But I also think you have to work at it.

You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness.

The ability to be successful should be a good thing.

Now and then, I had moments of greatness, but I never knew how to duplicate it consistently.

He's an extreme competitor. There are a lot of big freaks out there, God gave them talent, but they don't possess the same competitiveness that LeBron does. I think he's a very good leader, but I'm a huge fan, so I'm very biased.

Honestly, I just kind of play ball. I guess I'm pretty good in the state of Florida.

I just want to be a great player.

Talent is very hot.

He hits the ball a long way and he knows how to win.

Most of us have had that experience - at around puberty - of realising that, despite whatever efforts we put into our chosen sports, we will become at best competent.

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

Everybody wants to be great at something.

If we're gonna win, we have to play up to and beyond our potential. We're capable of doing that.

I would think every organization has pitchers who have good talent but just don't have what it takes to make it with what they've got.

He can be as good as he wants to be; that's how good he can be.

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

I think the ability to hit - some guys have it and some guys don't - but I think how dedicated you are to trying to get the most out of yourself, I think kind of determines how good you are and for how long. I was born with the ability to hit, but my work ethic has taken it to the next level.

We're playing at our level of ability.

Only the mediocre are always at their best.

I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.

Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.

I am at my best when I am scoring.

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

As far as talent goes, we had pretty much everything, and I think that's why this year was so successful.