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Sparky Anderson [1934-2010] American

Rank: 102
Coach, Baseball player

George Lee "Sparky" Anderson was a Major League Baseball player, coach and manager. He managed 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.

Education, Funny, Future

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Casey 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't even caught on to yet.		101
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.	Future	102
Good seasons start with good beginnings.		103
The great thing about baseball is when you're done, you'll only tell your grandchildren the good things. If they ask me about 1989, I'll tell them I had amnesia.		104
Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year.		105
I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to get that.	Education	106
Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut.		107
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.		108
The players make the manager, it's never the other way.		109
Success is the person who year after year reaches the highest limits in his field.		110
Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings.	Funny	111
It's a terrible thing to have to tell your fans, who have waited like Detroit's have, that their team won't win it this year. But it's better than lying to them.		112
The only reason I'm coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to.		113
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.		114
I understand people who boo us. It's like going to Broadway show, you pay for your tickets and expect to be entertained. When you're not, you have a right to complain.		115
My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work.		116
The only thing I believe is this: A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager. All he has to do is obey the rules.		117
They say the first World Series is the one you remember most. No, no no. I guarantee you don't remember that one because the fantasy world you always dreamed about is suddenly real.		118
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.		119
I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.		120
A baseball manager is a necessary evil.		121
I don't believe a manager ever won a pennant. Casey Stengel won all those pennants with the Yankees. How many did he win with the Boston Braves and Mets?		122
We're the best team in baseball, but not by much.		123

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