Lefty Gomez Quotes

I'd rather be lucky than good

I've got a new invention. It's a revolving bowl for tired goldfish.

One rule I had was make your best pitch and back up third base. That relay might get away and you've got another shot at him.

I was never nervous when I had the ball, but when I let go I was scared to death.

Hell, Lou (Gehrig) it took fifteen years to get you out of a game. Sometimes I'm out in fifteen minutes.

I talked to the ball a lot of times in my career. I yelled, "Go foul. Go foul."

I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.

The secret of my success was clean living and a fast outfield.

I'm something like the old soak who never knew whether his wife told him to take one drink and come home at 12, or take 12 and come home at one.

I'd rather not throw the ball at all.

You just can't imagine the kind of guy he was without seeing him play. He was a circus, a play, a movie, all rolled into one.

He knew he was Joe DiMaggio, and he knew what that meant to the country.

I couldn't speak enough Spanish. I couldn't make myself understood on that club.

It's better to be lucky than good.

I never had a bad night in my life, but I've had a few bad mornings.

He's in a rut. Gehringer goes two for five on opening day and stays that way all season.

If you don't throw it, they can't hit it.

Only triple I ever got.

I don't know. I've never been on second before.

I don't want to throw him nothing. Maybe he'll just get tired of waiting and leave.

I'm the guy that made Joe DiMaggio famous.

A lot of things run through your head when you're going in to relieve in a tight spot. One of them was, "Should I spike myself?"

We lost 14 straight. Then we had a game rained out and it felt so good we had a victory dinner.

Jimmy Foxx could hit me at midnight with the lights out.

I want to thank all my teammates who scored so many runs and Joe DiMaggio, who ran down so many of my mistakes.

He (Jimmie Foxx) has muscles in his hair.

I'd rather be lucky than good.

If you don't throw it they can't hit it.