Sparky Anderson Player Quotations

They're loyal Royal all the way. But, they're not tough fans, a player does not have to worry about being insulted there.

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

Managing is not running, hitting, or stealing. Managing is getting your players to put out one hundred percent year after year.

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.

Explaining why he was forced to cut a utility player: You just got caught in a position where you have no position.

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

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.

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?

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.