“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.”
Sparky Anderson, born on February 22, 1934, and passed away on November 4, 2010, was an accomplished American baseball manager. He made significant contributions to the sport of baseball, leading his teams to two World Series championships and winning multiple Manager of the Year awards. more
“My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work.”
“Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut.”
“Problem with (John) Wockenfuss getting on base is that it takes three doubles to score him.”
“I've changed my mind about it (DH) - instead of being bad, it stinks.”
“The day I got a hit off (Sandy) Koufax was when he knew it was all over.”