“The fighter (like the writer) must stand alone. If he loses he cannot call an executive conference and throw off on a vice president or the assistant sales manager. He is consequently resented by fractional characters who cannot live outside an organization.” IfsCharacterPresidentLosesOrganizationVicesFighterManagersExecutivesConferencesAssistantsVice PresidentStand Alone Book:The Sweet Science Source: The Sweet Science
“I think it might be better to have the President sort of like the King of England - or the Queen - and have the real business of the presidency conducted by ... a city manager-type, a Prime Minister, somebody who's directly answerable to Congress, rather than a person who moves all his friends into the White House and does whatever he wants for four years.” ThinkingWantYearsPersonsDoeRealMightMovingHousePresidentWhiteCitiesFourTypeKingsEnglandCongressManagersMinistersQueensWhite HousePrimeFour YearsPresidencyPrime Minister Author:Hunter S. Thompson
“I remember the day when they sold Brian Deane and Jan Aage Fjortoft. It was like when President Kennedy got shot.” RememberPresidentFootballShotsManagersSoccerChairmanBrianPresident Kennedy Author:Neil Warnock
“Yorkie has officially retired about 5 times... The man's a clown... People are going on about the game and agents and directors of football and managers losing their jobs, but we should be worried about people like him... Clowns. That's the last time I'm going to say clown... If he's the vice-president of FIFA, God help us all.” PeopleIfsMenShouldHelpingJobsLastsGamesPresidentFootballDirectorsLosingVicesAgentsManagersSoccerWorriedLast TimeClownRetiredChairmanVice PresidentGod HelpGod Help UsFifa Author:Roy Keane
“One of the strong principles that I believe in is that you're always learning, whether you're a commissioner, a current general manager, a president or an owner, or somebody that's trying to become a general manger or a coach in the NFL.” TryingBelieveStrongI BelievePresidentPrinciplesCurrentsI Believe InCoachesManagersNflOwnersAlways LearningCommissionersGeneral Manager Author:Roger Goodell