The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for August 29, 2011
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Transcript:
Gladys: I can tell by the ook on your face that somebody else got the promotion!
Brutus: You know the expression "Nice guys finish last"?
Brutus: Well, you're looking at the nicest guy on the face of the earth!
Here’s what was really said:“Take a look at them. All nice guys. They’ll finish last. Nice guys – finish last.”Leo Durocher (1906–1991), U.S. baseball manager. quoted in Nice Guys Finish Last, pt. 1, Leo Durocher (1975). Remark, July 6, 1946, referring to the New York Giants.
runar over 13 years ago
Here’s what was really said:“Take a look at them. All nice guys. They’ll finish last. Nice guys – finish last.”Leo Durocher (1906–1991), U.S. baseball manager. quoted in Nice Guys Finish Last, pt. 1, Leo Durocher (1975). Remark, July 6, 1946, referring to the New York Giants.
REDROCKER51 over 13 years ago
i was told it don’t matter if you finish last….as long as you finish ….
runar over 13 years ago
It’s fairly obvious from the full context of Leo’s remark that he was not generalizing, as most people who use that misquote do.