Fans tend to get too excited by streaks of either kind and I think the press does too. There should be a happy medium.

- Walter Alston

Desire and determination must overcome disappointment.

- Walter Alston

Look at misfortune the same way you look at success - Don't Panic! Do you best and forget the consequences.

- Walter Alston

I'd rather win two or three, lose one, win two or three more. I'm a great believer in things evening out. If you win a whole bunch in a row, somewher…

- Walter Alston

I've won plenty of games by knowing when to take out my pitcher; whom to replace him with; or how to place my infield or outfield to defend properly …

- Walter Alston

Do your best and forget the consequences.

- Walter Alston

Individual grievances and pet peeves have got to go by the wayside. Generally, you don't have to worry about the guys who are playing every day, it's…

- Walter Alston

Perhaps the truest axiom in baseball is that the toughest thing to do is repeat.

- Walter Alston

More than anyone else, he's (Hank Aaron) made me wish I wasn't a manager.

- Walter Alston