Sparky Anderson Quotes
- If a team is in a positive frame of mind, it will have a good attitude. If it has a good attitude, it will make a commitment to playing the game right. If it plays the game right, it will win—unless, of course, it doesn’t have enough talent to win, and no manager can make goose-liver pate out of goose feathers, so why worry? - View Quote Details on If a team is in a positive frame of mind,…
- Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings. - View Quote Details on Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings.
- If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing. - View Quote Details on If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a…
- People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I’ve got my faults, but living in the past is not one of them. There’s no future in it. - View Quote Details on People who live in the past generally are afraid to…
- The only reason I’m coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to. - View Quote Details on The only reason I’m coming out here tomorrow is the…
- Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut. - View Quote Details on Players have two things to do. Play and keep their…
- Problem with (John) Wockenfuss getting on base is that it takes three doubles to score him. - View Quote Details on Problem with (John) Wockenfuss getting on base is that it…
- I don’t know why the players make such a big fuss about sitting in the first class section of the plane. Does that mean they’ll get there faster? - View Quote Details on I don’t know why the players make such a big…
- Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success. - View Quote Details on Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players…
- If I hear Bowie Kuhn say just once more he’s doing something for the betterment of baseball, I’m going to throw-up. - View Quote Details on If I hear Bowie Kuhn say just once more he’s…
- He’s (Jose Canseco) built like a Greek goddess. - View Quote Details on He’s (Jose Canseco) built like a Greek goddess.
- I can’t believe they pay us to play baseball - something we did for free as kids. - View Quote Details on I can’t believe they pay us to play baseball -…
- You give us the pitching some of these clubs have and no one could touch us, but God has a way of not arranging that, because it’s not as much fun. - View Quote Details on You give us the pitching some of these clubs have…
About Sparky Anderson
George Lee “Sparky” Anderson (born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, South Dakota) is ranked fourth all-time for career managerial wins in Major League Baseball (behind Connie Mack, John McGraw and Tony La Russa) and is one of only two managers in the history of Major League Baseball to win the World Series while leading clubs in both leagues (Tony La Russa won with the Oakland Athletics in 1989 and the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006). Anderson piloted the National League’s Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. It is interesting to note that either manager in the 1984 Series would have been the first to win in both leagues, since San Diego Padres (NL) manager Dick Williams had previously won the series with the Oakland Athletics (AL).
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