Explore popular quotes and sayings by a baseball player Lou Piniella.
Last updated on December 20, 2024.
Louis Victor Piniella is a former professional baseball player and manager. An outfielder, he played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees. During his playing career, he was named AL Rookie of the Year in 1969 and captured two World Series championships with the Yankees.
We didn't do anything fancy. We just played blue-collar baseball.
You have to learn how to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Statistics are like bikinis-they show a lot but not everything.
George [Steinbrenner] is a great guy, unless you have to work for him.
Ive gotten a chance to look at their organization and at the same time talk to Chuck and Vince about how they perceive things. Ive come away satisfied that this organization wants to win and get things on track.
I remember when I got a call and was told I was traded [to the Yankees in 1974], I actually cried because I liked Kansas City. But coming to the Yankees was the best thing that ever happened to me in my baseball career.
A pitching coach is a manager's best friend. He's handling 12 out of the 25 players on the team.