Walter Alston Quotes

United States, Baseball Player
December 1, 1911 – October, 1, 1984.

Walter Emmons Alston (December 1, 1911 – October 1, 1984), nicknamed "Smokey", was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is best known for managing the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1954 through 1976, and signed 23 one-year contracts with the team. He had a calm, reticent demeanor, for which he was sometimes also known as "The Quiet Man."

I've won plenty of games by knowing when to take out my pitcher; whom to replace him with; or how to place my infield or outfield to defend properly against the opposing hitter.

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- Place
- Games
- Him
I do worry about tomorrow's game, but never about next year's job.

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- Job
- Game
- Worry

Of course managers win ball games.

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- Win
- Games
- Ball
I always liked Casey Stengel as a manager because he seemed to have a grasp of so many things.

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- Always
- Things
- Manager
Desire and determination must overcome disappointment.

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I'm not afraid to learn from my coaches.

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- Learn
- Afraid
- Coaches
I put myself through college playing pool.

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- College
- Myself
- Pool
The toughest thing about managing is knowing your personnel and what it can give you under all conditions.

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- You
- Knowing
- Give

Individual grievances and pet peeves have got to go by the wayside. Generally, you don't have to worry about the guys who are playing every day, it's the guys who are sitting on the bench that are the ones that get needles in their pants.

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- Grievance
- Wayside
- Peeves
Do your best and forget the consequences.

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- Forget
- Consequences