英语词汇nice guys finish last的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

nice guys finish last. This cynical proverb has been attributed by Bartlett’s to former Brooklyn Dodger manager Leo Duroch- er, who wrote a book using it as the title. Back in the 1940s Leo was sitting on the bench before a game with the New York Gi- ants and saw opposing manager Mel Ott across the field. “Look at Ott,” he said to a group of sportswriters. “He’s such a nice guy and they’ll finish last for him.” One of the writers probably coined the phrase nice guys finish last from this remark, but the credit still goes to The Lip.

词汇	nice guys finish last
词源	nice guys finish last. This cynical proverb has been attributed by Bartlett’s to former Brooklyn Dodger manager Leo Duroch- er, who wrote a book using it as the title. Back in the 1940s Leo was sitting on the bench before a game with the New York Gi- ants and saw opposing manager Mel Ott across the field. “Look at Ott,” he said to a group of sportswriters. “He’s such a nice guy and they’ll finish last for him.” One of the writers probably coined the phrase nice guys finish last from this remark, but the credit still goes to The Lip.
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