The Mets has come along slow, but fast!

The Mets has come along slow, but fast!

Casey Stengel

I am my own person. What I'm doing, I'm happy with it. I'm doing what I want to.

I am my own person. What I'm doing, I'm happy with it. I'm doing what I want to.

My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.

My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.

I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it.

I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it.

It is better to give a lick than receive one. If anybody got in my way, I tried to run right through them.

It is better to give a lick than receive one. If anybody got in my way, I tried to run right through them.

The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.

The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.

I'll never worry about not being successful. I'll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And play as hard as I can.

I'll never worry about not being successful. I'll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And play as hard as I can.

Don't put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.

Don't put off until tomorrow the loving words you can say today.

Don't run too fast through life. You only have one.

Don't run too fast through life. You only have one.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?

Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?

We've got to learn how to stay out of triple plays.

We've got to learn how to stay out of triple plays.

Okay everybody, line up in alphabetical order according to your height.

Okay everybody, line up in alphabetical order according to your height.

You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a lot of passed balls.

You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a lot of passed balls.

If you ran a delicatessen store, you would want to be the best delicatessen store, wouldn't you? Well, that's how I feel about the Yankees.

If you ran a delicatessen store, you would want to be the best delicatessen store, wouldn't you? Well, that's how I feel about the Yankees.

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.

I would not admire hitting against Ryne Duren, because if he ever hit you in the head you might be in the past tense.

I would not admire hitting against Ryne Duren, because if he ever hit you in the head you might be in the past tense.

The best thing wrong with Jack Fisher is nothing.

The best thing wrong with Jack Fisher is nothing.

You gotta learn that if you don't get it by midnight, chances are you ain't gonna get it, and if you do, it ain't worth it.

You gotta learn that if you don't get it by midnight, chances are you ain't gonna get it, and if you do, it ain't worth it.