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" 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. "

Sparky Anderson

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" Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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" I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to get that. "

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" 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. "

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

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" Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings. "

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" Good seasons start with good beginnings. "

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" We're the best team in baseball, but not by much. "

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" My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work. "

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" Success is the person who year after year reaches the highest limits in his field. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" The only reason I'm coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to. "

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" A baseball manager is a necessary evil. "

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" 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. "

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