Sparky Anderson Quotes

I think, in international cricket, your management is about motivating players.

I'm happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would've been good.

You can have great players, but if they don't want to be coached, what are you going to do?

When you work, you know you can have some problem with the players. This is normal because the manager wants the players to work hard, play well, and the players should understand this.

Guardiola can get the best out of everyone and that's why he is what he is.

Getting the best out of your best players gets the best out of the team.

Arsene knows what he wants and knows how to get the best out of you - that is why he gets such an impressive response from his players.

Sometimes you need to encourage them sometimes even to comfort them, let them know I trust them. Sometimes you need to tell the truth, being more aggressive. That's management. I need to put the players in the best possible conditions.

You have to convince your players that the only reason a play failed was that they didn't execute properly.

The coach's job is to get the best players and get them to play together.

You have got to boss scrums. The players need to know what you want them to adhere to. Then it is up to them to decide whether they are adhering to that or not.

Of course managers win ball games.

On the playing side, a lot of guys I played under were pretty good managers.

The best thing you can say about any coach is his players play hard for him.

I hold head coaches accountable.

I don't think a manager should be judged by whether he wins the pennant, but by whether he gets the most out of the twenty-five men he's been given.

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.

If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around.

I'm so grateful to Ferguson. I think he's the best there's ever been, especially his squad management skills.

A manager gets in the Hall of Fame by what his players have done for him.

A coach coaches. That's what he does. That's what he's good at. He's not managing people. He manages his players, but that's different.

The manager picks the team and the team has got to go out and do its best.

You have to be able to do everything as a quarterback, and that's not necessarily taking care of your job but making sure you're preparing everyone else to go out and play well. And make sure you have them in the right mindset when they step on the field.

People talk about flip charts, tactic boards and other rubbish like that. But the truth is that as a manager you just need to get the best out of the players at your disposal.

I think Coach Kerr and his staff have done a great job with what they bring to the table.