“I got told so many times I needed a manager. For a long time I resisted, and I finally got one so I can pay my mortgage, and it helped me from becoming a homeless person.” PersonsLongI CanPayBecomingNeededLong TimeManagersHomelessMortgage Author:Cat Power
“The chairmen of the largest companies in the world can cancel an appointment or move a board meeting; a manager cannot change the date of a game. In the combined 42 years that Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have managed in English football, I can only remember one occasion when Sir Alex did not attend a Manchester United game.” WorldYearsI CanRememberMovingGamesUnitedCompanyFootballMeetingsManagersOccasionsBoardsChairmanAlexManchesterAppointmentsManchester UnitedFergusonBoard MeetingsEnglish FootballWengerSir Alex Ferguson Author:Howard Wilkinson
“I don't have interns. I don't have a manager. I don't have assistants. I don't have a secretary. I can't figure out Outlook Express. I'm the worst person in the world answering e-mails, and my phone is probably the oldest, most battered phone you can find. So I just talk to people.” PeopleWorldPersonsI CanWorstFiguresPhonesManagersMailSecretaryOutlookAssistantsBatteredWorst Person Author:Bruce Dickinson
“I need to be out earning. I can make more in two hours at a card show than I did [as a minor-league manager] all year.” NeedsYearsI CanTwoShowsHoursCardsManagersLeagueMinorsEarning Author:Mike Schmidt
“I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates. I had a poor year, but even if I had hit .350, this would have been my last year. I was full of aches an pains and it had become a chore for me to play. When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game.” IfsFeelsYearsHas BeensI CanPlayPainLastsGamesFunPoorStageProduceBaseballClubsManagersLast YearAcheTeammateChores Author:Joe DiMaggio