Quotes about Managers

"I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it too tightly you kill it, but if you hold it too loosely, you lose it."
-Tommy Lasorda

"Most of the managers are lifetime .220 hitters. For years pitchers have been getting these managers out 75% of the time and that's why they don't like us."
-Bill Lee

"One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people's excuses for failure."
-Robert Townsend

"I don't believe a manager ever won a pennant. Casey Stengel won all those pennants with the Yankees. How many did he win with the Boston Braves and Mets?"
-Sparky Anderson

"The only thing I believe is this: A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager. All he has to do is obey the rules."
-Sparky Anderson

"A manager has his cards dealt to him and he must play them."
-Miller Huggins

"A manager doesn't hear the cheers."
-Alvin Dark

"My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work."
-Sparky Anderson

"A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December."
-Earl Weaver

"The world of the 1990s and beyond will not belong to 'managers' or those who can make the numbers dance. The world will belong to passionate, driven leaders - people who not only have enormous amounts of energy but who can energize those whom they le."
-Jack Welch

"Some companies like managers who have their hands on everything, and some don't."
-John Wooden

"He's one of the most solid operations managers in that size company, but I think he'd be good in larger companies as well."
-David Heikkinen

"If your country calls, what an opportunity. You don't turn down the England manager's job."
-Keith Lamb

"I believe there will be strong and bold recommendations. I think if top managers are involved in inappropriate actions, that needs to be dealt with appropriately by the commissioner or the governor."
-David Leblanc

"It seems to be a good sign (for investors) if managers have confidence in their own abilities, ... You could do a lot worse than some of those funds."
-David Harrell

"Some of the older guys who don't want to (or can't) play anymore, become team managers. Anyone can join. We celebrate fun and fellowship."
-Jim Craig

"It's very subjective, ... Who's to say what is an appropriate level of investment without knowing that manager's risk and time horizon?"
-Chris Doyle

"And these are good paying jobs. I know construction managers who make more than $100,000 per year."
-Jim Cronley

"With rates falling, managers will be going to the corporate bond market."
-John Woolway

"He filled the manager's shoes because of the unexpected circumstances this club found itself in back in November."
-Milan Mandaric

"Now the overwhelming fear among portfolio managers is being left behind."
-Rich Bernstein

"This is an ego-driven business. They (the managers) say they created this record, they look at all the money they made, and they go out on their own. It's a trend across the industry."
-Burton Greenwald

"The purchase made by some money managers to match the index change contributed to the advance of bonds. I did not expect bonds to gain today."
-Nobuo Tamamizu

"I am concerned that people under 21 would eventually become store managers at liquor establishments if the village made changes."
-Ken Crawford

"One would hope that analysis would play a huge role in a manager's decision, ... But to what extent they use an analyst would be specific to the managers."
-Reuben Brewer

"Retail investors are value-hunting now. The asset managers and any institutions with money are starting to come back in."
-Kirby Daley

"Always be nice to bankers. Always be nice to pension fund managers. Always be nice to the media. In that order."
-John Gotti

"In my opinion, the patents are worthless, IT managers and entrepreneurs shouldn't be afraid of patents. They can safely ignore them."
-Vernon Keenan