Tommy Lasorda Quotes

You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.

Damn referees, I'll miss them less than anybody.

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

You can't applaud a referee.

There was something special about watching a manager 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.

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'm interested in conflict and confrontation.

We didn't do anything wrong... Some are frustrated that we did it this way.

I'm perfectly happy complaining, because it's cathartic, and I'm perfectly happy arguing with people on the Internet because arguing is my favourite pastime - not programming.

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

In any dispute, each side thinks it's in the right and the other side is demons.

American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity.

When your team drops out, you make the ABA look bad.

I'm not an aggressive person, but obviously on the sporting field I'll do whatever it takes.

There are many coaches who talk about referees every day.

Thank God there was no yellow card in basketball because I would get a red card every game.

It's wrong if you go into a game and think you're starting week in and week out.

I'm not going to grant Bobby Green his wishes by fighting him and responding to his nonsense.

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

Almost invariably, whoever doesn't win the argument is going to be unhappy.

Jeremy had a plan for getting Clay back and I wasn't allowed to know anything about it or allowed to help him carry it out. As one might expect, I accepted this news with grace and understanding. "That is the stupidest idea I've ever heard!" I snarled for the dozenth time that hour. "I won't just sit here and do nothing.

A long dispute means both parties are wrong.

And as the players tried to take the field, the Marching Band refused to yield.

Without agreement you just have people arguing.

EXPOSTULATION, n. One of the many methods by which fools prefer to lose their friends.