“The manager is by himself. He can't mingle with his players. I enjoyed my players, but I could not socialize with them so I spent a lot of time alone in my hotel room. Those four walls kind of close in on you.” KindRoomsFourPlayerWallManagersEnjoyedHotelMe AloneHotel RoomsAlone TimeFour Walls Author:Al Lopez
“Call-time has renewed my faith in the need for public financing of elections. Call-time is where I as the candidate, sit in a room with my “call-time manager,” and a phone. Then I call people and ask them for money. For hours. Apparently, I’m really good at it.” PeopleNeedsAsksHoursRoomsElectionPhonesManagersCandidatesFinancing Author:Al Franken
“Can't do any work with a rock star; you have to go through their lawyers and their agents and their managers and you have to book them hotel rooms. When you work with your friends, you just call them up and they come over and you record and then you go out to see a movie.” BookStarsRoomsRecordsRocksLawyerAgentsManagersHotelRock StarHotel Rooms Author:Moby
“What happened in the United changing room has happened to me 50 times in my career. I have kicked bottles of mineral water, bags and shoes but I never hit a player. It's a question of technique, and the Scots must have a better technique.” WaterUnitedRoomsCareersPlayerHappenedFootballShoesTechniqueManagersSoccerBagsBottlesChairmanMineralsScotsMineral Water Author:Marcello Lippi
“Sixty-four percent of managers in the U.S. are afraid to be alone in a room with a woman. Mentoring is all about being alone in a room with someone. Let's start talking about this honestly. The lack of equal access is the silent killer for women and no one wants to talk about it.” WantRoomsTalkingFourEqualPercentSilentAccessHonestlyManagersKillersSixtyMentoring Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“I had the same manager as Frank Sinatra, so I got to meet him and he truly impressed me. He had this magical aura - the whole atmosphere in the room changed when he walked in.” WholeRoomsChangedManagersAtmosphereFrankImpressedAuras Author:Tony Blackburn