79 Quotes by Sparky Anderson

Am I a great manager? Huh. I was blessed to have a front office that found great talent, and then I was smart enough to stay the hell out of their way.

No manager ever won no ballgames.

Pete (Rose) doesn't run with celebrities and he can't stand the phonies. His big buddy in LA ain't Sinatra, it's a funny old groundskeeper.

Inner peace is not found in things like baseball and world championships. As long as I feel I've done the best job I possibly could, I'm satisfied.

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?

Every 24 hours the world turns over on someone who was sitting on top of it.

I cannot get rid of the hurt from losing, but after the last out of every loss, I must accept that there will be a tomorrow. In fact, it's more than there'll be a tomorrow, it's that I want there to be a tomorrow. That's the big difference, I want tomorrow to come.

Success isn't something that just happens - success is learned, success is practiced and then it is shared.

Success isn’t something that just happens – success is learned, success is practiced and then it is shared.