Casey Stengel Quotes

You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.

That's what we all play for, is to play in the postseason.

I wanted to see if I could win a championship in San Antonio.

When I got into the NBA, the thing of it was, if you won, you got a new arena. But if you lost, you had to work to get the arena.

You play to win a ring.

We won the European Championship last September and now the world title. That is some year for French beach soccer! Now comes the hard part. We have to keep improving and that's difficult because it's tough to do better than winning a world title.

I've been in just about every situation as a player and coach and manager. I've been in the playoffs, World Series, and I know how to get there.

When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs.

If you can beat New Zealand, then you're probably going to win the World Cup.

I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.

Any of the the 30 ball clubs have a chance at success, and the fans know that. It keeps everything exciting.

We've played with a lot of confidence and that's been the key so far. Hopefully, we can take more confidence into the playoffs.

We have to win that game. But we have to win every game, that's the way it's always been.

The team that gets off to a good start wins pennants.

For eight or 10 years, I got wrapped up in chasing records. Everything was a number. Didn't matter what I won, it was a number. Every horse I rode was a number.

Rankings are not so important. I am only focused on winning tournaments.

My gymnasts are always the best-prepared in the world. And they win. In the end, that's what matters.

Unfortunately, in our business, it's all about the tournament when you're a good team.

Whoever likes football always likes to see the best player on the pitch.

It's harder when you're supposed to win. When you're talking about the best players and the best teams in the world, when you talk about the Heat, you can ask them - it's not easy.

The Astros are going to be a dynasty.

My senior year was crazy. We were defending champions, we were on national TV just about every weekend, and we were winning. Teams always brought their best when they went up against us, and we always matched it.

As a player, you want to win everything.

To win the World Series, you have to be able to do a lot of things well.

I'm focused on going out and winning ballgames. Focused on getting better with the team every week.