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 …

- Sparky Anderson

I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.

- Sparky Anderson

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.

- Sparky Anderson

Casey (Stengel) knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He knew every move that was ever invented and some that we haven'…

- Sparky Anderson

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

- Sparky Anderson

The players make the manager, it's never the other way.

- Sparky Anderson

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year.

- 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 …

- Sparky Anderson

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.

- Sparky Anderson