Walt 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).

Look at misfortune the same way you look at success - Don't Panic! Do you best and forget the consequences.

Walt Alston
Perhaps the truest axiom in baseball is that the toughest thing to do is repeat.

Walt Alston
- Baseball
- Repeat
- Axiom

More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.

Walt Alston
- Me
- Wish
- Manager
It's not the winter that bothers me – it's the summers.

Walt Alston
- Winter
- Bothers
- Summers
I'd rather win two or three, lose one, win two or three more. I'm a great believer in things evening out. If you win a whole bunch in a row, somewhere along the line you're going to lose some too.

Walt Alston
- Great
- Win
- Three
More than anyone else, he's (Hank Aaron) made me wish I wasn't a manager.

Walt Alston
- Wish
- Manager
- Hank Aaron
Fans tend to get too excited by streaks of either kind and I think the press does too. There should be a happy medium.

Walt Alston
- Happy
- Think
- Kind