Walter Alston Quotes

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Walter Alston

Profession : Athlete

Birth : December 1, 1911

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.

Walter Alston

Fans tend to get too excited by streaks of either kind and I think the press does too. There should be a happy medium.

Walter Alston

It's not the winter that bothers me - it's the summers.

Walter Alston

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

Walter Alston

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

Walter Alston

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

Walter Alston

Of course managers win ball games.

Walter Alston

The toughest thing about managing is knowing your personnel and what it can give you under all conditions.

Walter Alston

I've won plenty of games by knowing when to take out my pitcher; whom to replace him with; or how to place my infield or outfield to defend properly against the opposing hitter.

Walter Alston

I put myself through college playing pool.

Walter Alston

I'm not afraid to learn from my coaches.

Walter Alston

I do worry about tomorrow's game, but never about next year's job.

Walter Alston