Just from being with my grandmother, my maturity escalated. And now I'm in tune to the needs of people. It was a large responsibility, taking care of a human being.

I have been blessed to win a number of awards and be involved in numerous historical baseball moments over my 20-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.

You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential.

You must be passionate, you must dedicate yourself, and you must be relentless in the pursuit of your goals. If you do, you will be successful.

The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.

Lasorda's standard reply when some new kid would ask directions to the whirlpool was to tell him to stick his foot in the toilet and flush it.

I did commit adultery, if adultery is having a relationship in a marriage with another woman. I learned from that.

I had a prostatectomy in the fall and fortunately it was encapsulated and I didn't have to go through chemotherapy.

I always thought of my career as a body of work and not just about numbers.

With my Roman Catholic upbringing, I have a set of principles that serve me well in good times and bad.

Baseball is the life.

The sum of all your mistakes are equal to your success

If it weren't for the unconventionality of my desires, my mind might never have been forced to reckon with my body.

Don't assume I'm dumb because I wear a suit and tie.

Be this thy brazen bulwark, to keep a clear conscience, and never turn pale with guilt.

I'll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind," said Sam. "And I'll carry Mr. Frodo up myself, if it breaks my back and heart.

I do not understand the capricious lewdness of the sleeping mind.

Do as much homework as you can. Learn everybody's job and don't just settle.

Do not entertain hopes for realization, but practice all your life.

Being in love is a very strange thing. Your thoughts constantly drift towards this other person, no matter what you're doing.

Dwelling-place and food are useful for life but give it no significance: the immediate goals of the housekeeper are only means, not true ends.