Al Lopez
Coach
1908-08-20 – 2005-10-30
Al Lopez was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach. He is best known for managing the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Quotes by Al Lopez
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The manager is by himself. He can't mingle with his players. I enjoyed my players, but I could not socialize with them so I spent a lot of time alone in my hotel room. Those four walls kind of close in on you.
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I'm delighted. I don't know of anybody who had a statue built of them while they were living. It's a great feeling.
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Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You'll be an old man before you know it.
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Everybody says we hated the Yankees. We didn't hate the Yankees. We just hated the way they beat us.
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