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.

Quote by Sparky Anderson

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If you have to choose between power and speed and it often turns out you...

If you have to choose between power and speed and it often turns out you...

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

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

I understand people who boo us. It's like going to Broadway show, you pay for...

I understand people who boo us. It's like going to Broadway show, you pay for...

People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've...

People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've...

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

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

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

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

Good seasons start with good beginnings.

Good seasons start with good beginnings.

When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will...

When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will...

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

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

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them...

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them...

The only thing I believe is this: A player does not have to like a...

The only thing I believe is this: A player does not have to like a...

Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings.

Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings.

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

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

You give us the pitching some of these clubs have and no one could touch...

You give us the pitching some of these clubs have and no one could touch...

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've...

People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've...

People say I'm cocky, but am I supposed to sit here and be insecure and...

People say I'm cocky, but am I supposed to sit here and be insecure and...

For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the vision...

For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the vision...

Your past is important but it is not nearly as important to your present as...

Your past is important but it is not nearly as important to your present as...

Living wasn't easy for you, was it? You couldn't enter your own life, but you...

Living wasn't easy for you, was it? You couldn't enter your own life, but you...

Ah yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either...

Ah yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either...

The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is...

The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is...