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When I took the job as the manager of the Olympic team, I didn't take it because I was a Dodger. I did it because I was an American, and I wanted to bring that gold medal where it belongs in baseball, the United States. And that's exactly what our team did.

"Tommy Lasorda Talks the Future of Baseball". "Hannity & Colmes" with Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes, www.foxnews.com. February 23, 2006.
When I took the job as the manager of the Olympic team, I didn't take it because I was a Dodger. I did it because I was an American, and I wanted to bring that gold medal where it belongs in baseball, the United States.