Casey Stengel Quotes

I thought about all the people that told me I couldn't do it and told me I couldn't get there.

I am unwilling to accord to some small−minded and jealous individuals the satisfaction of having thwarted my efforts. These men are to me nothing more than microbes of a nasty disease. My project was retarded by laws of nature. The world was not prepared for it. It was too far ahead of time, but the same laws will prevail in the end and make it a triumphal success.

I knew no matter how good I did, no matter everything that I pushed for, there's always gonna be some type of doubt. Some people want to put limitations on what I can do.

One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.

Don't give up. Don't listen to these foolish critics that are so small minded they don't get it tonight.

I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't do it, and those people have to be ignored.

Don't take it personally if you're met with opposition. Work hard anyway.

I was told by thousands of people I would never make it.

Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.

Success is usually earned by persevering and not becoming discouraged when we encounter challenges.

Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up. We never gave in. We never became bitter. We didn't hate. We continued to press on. And that's what we're saying: There are some ups, there are some downs, and when you're not down, you must have the capacity and the ability to get up and keep going.

The easiest thing any of us can do is give up. It doesn't matter how many no's you go through.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

I never listened to the people who said I should give it up, which is the main advice I got.

Success is sometimes the outcome of a whole string of failures.

A long list. From getting cut from the high school basketball team, to getting fired from jobs, getting credit cards rejected and cut up. Rejection has only been a distraction, not a roadblock. “Every no gets me closer to a yes,” was the saying I used to use.

It won't be easy, that is why I have always failed where others have succeeded.

Success requires persistence, the ability to not give up in the face of failure. I believe that optimistic explanatory style is the key to persistence.

Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting.

If you quit every time things don't go your way, then you'll be quitting all through your life.

If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

If you give up at the first sign of struggle, you're really not ready to be successful.

Nothing is ever a setback. If anything, it just motivates you for what's next.

Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.

When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.