Playing baseball is fun. If I could play, I'd never retire. But managing is work. It's constant decisions of whose feelings you want to hurt all the time. Earl Weaver More Quotes by Earl Weaver More Quotes From Earl Weaver Until you're the person that other people fall back on, until you're the one that's leaned on, not the person doing the leaning, you're not an adult. Earl Weaver doingyoupeoplefall A manager wins games in the winter when he picks his team. Earl Weaver managerteamgameswinter A manager has to convince his hitters that they have to get on base for the next guy and that no player can do it by himself. Sometimes that isn't easy. In the playoffs, you can get into trouble because everybody wants to be a hero. Earl Weaver youheroeasysometimes People always make a lot about how I don't carry grudges. That's my religious upbringing. I went nine years without missing Sunday school. Lutheran. I can't live with hatred inside of me. That's what I learned. I ain't scared of dying, either. Earl Weaver livemepeopleschool There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that's really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can't screw it up myself. Earl Weaver myselfyoulongpeople The key step for an infielder is the first one, to the left or right, but before the ball is hit. Earl Weaver keyrightstepleft
