1.
You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself.
Gene Mauch
2.
Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning, you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking
Gene Mauch
3.
You have to bear in mind that Mr. Autry's favorite horse was named Champion. He ain't ever had one called Runner Up.
Gene Mauch
4.
I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager.
Gene Mauch
5.
The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do.
Gene Mauch
6.
He (Don Drysdale) talks very well for a guy who's had two fingers in his mouth all his life.
Gene Mauch
7.
Baseball and malaria keep coming back.
Gene Mauch
8.
Play him, fine him, and play him again.
Gene Mauch
9.
There should be a new way to record standings in this league; one column for wins, one for losses and one for gifts.
Gene Mauch
10.
I have an amazing ability to forget.
Gene Mauch
11.
He (Sandy Koufax) throws a 'radio ball,' a pitch you hear, but you don't see.
Gene Mauch
12.
I want everybody to feel he has a chance to get into a game when he comes to the ballpark. I play guys when I want to so they'll be ready when I have to. I don't consider myself a motivator of players. I think it's an insult to a ballplayer to have to be motivated.
Gene Mauch
13.
The first guy who lays a finger on this blind old man is fined fifty bucks!
Gene Mauch
14.
Most one-run games are lost, not won.
Gene Mauch
15.
He (Gaylord Perry) should be in the Hall of Fame with a tube of KY jelly attached to his plaque.
Gene Mauch
