Earl Weaver Quotes

There was nothing to keep him (Cal Ripken, Jr.) from being a star in the Major Leagues. That was inevitable.

Leadership can be defined in one word – honesty. You must be honest with the players and honest with yourself.

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like ‘C’mon Boog,’ ‘Get a hold of one, Frank,’ or ‘Let’s go, Brooks.’

I don’t think, in all the years I managed them, I ever spoke more than thirty words to Frank and Brooks Robinson.

You win pennants in the off season when you build your teams with trades and free agents.

I’d rather you walk with the bases loaded.

The key step for an infielder is the first one, but before the ball is hit.

Every time I fail to smoke a cigarette between innings, the opposition will score.

On my tombstone just write, ‘The sorest loser that ever lived.’

Momentum is only as good as tomorrow’s starting pitcher.

We’re so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow.

Bad ballplayers make good managers, not the other way around. All I can do is help them be as good as they are.