Sparky said when he walked in the locker room in Detroit for the first time it was a mess. Their attitude off the field reflected their play on the field. Five years later they were world champs. It s all in how you treat people, he said. I will never forget what the game of baseball has given me.
Life is precious.
You should make everyone you meet or see happy. He said that should be a goal every day. They were the best group of professionals I ever had. Sparky honestly cares about people and when he has the time, he takes that time to listen and talk with them. He would often be in a restaurant and suddenly people would knock on the window, just to be acknowledged, Sparky said.