--- title: "10 Manager Great Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Manager Great quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Manager Great sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/rafael-benitez-3934_england_wenger-is-a-great-manager-a-great-person_1588756.png" --- > [Wenger is a great manager, a great person, someone who knows the league here in England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/wenger-is-a-great-manager-a-great-person-someone-who-knows-the-league/) [Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/rafael-benitez-3934_england_wenger-is-a-great-manager-a-great-person_1588756.png) > [It took me 35 years of being involved at a decent level of football to become manager at a great club like Celtic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-strachan/it-took-me-35-years-of-being-involved-at-a-decent-level-of-football/) [Gordon Strachan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-strachan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/gordon-strachan-15112_celtic_it-took-me-35-years-of-being-involved-at_1858293.jpg) > [Wenger is an immense manager and a great man. He takes care of his players, maybe too much. He's not a man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samir-nasri/wenger-is-an-immense-manager-and-a-great-man-he-takes-care-of-his/) [Samir Nasri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samir-nasri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/samir-nasri-5240_conflict_wenger-is-an-immense-manager-and-a-great_1417421.jpg) > [If you are a great manager you have to have a great personality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilkay-gundogan/if-you-are-a-great-manager-you-have-to-have-a-great-personality/) [Ilkay Gundogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilkay-gundogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/ilkay-gundogan-5809_great_if-you-are-a-great-manager-you-have-to-h_67943.jpg) > [Everybody knows that Jurgen Klopp is a great manager and a great guy as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emre-can/everybody-knows-that-jurgen-klopp-is-a-great-manager-and-a-great-guy/) [Emre Can](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emre-can/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/emre-can-8289_everybody_everybody-knows-that-jurgen-klopp-is-a-g_2567995.jpg) > [A manager can have a great idea but if the players don't understand it, or don't follow you, your idea doesn't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pedro/a-manager-can-have-a-great-idea-but-if-the-players-don-t-understand/) [Pedro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pedro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/pedro-4754_bad_a-manager-can-have-a-great-idea-but-if-t_912653.jpg) > [I'll tell you what makes a great manager: A great manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/i-ll-tell-you-what-makes-a-great-manager-a-great-manager-has-a-knack/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/reggie-jackson-7951_believe_i-ll-tell-you-what-makes-a-great-manager_1122365.jpg) > [When I was with the Giants, I played for Dusty Baker, and I love Dusty to death. I think he's a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-martinez/when-i-was-with-the-giants-i-played-for-dusty-baker-and-i-love-dusty/) [Dave Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-martinez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/509/dave-martinez-11956_baseball_when-i-was-with-the-giants-i-played-for_425094.jpg) > [I admired Lampard and all the main leaders of the team when I was a kid. Every other game, he would score…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reece-james/i-admired-lampard-and-all-the-main-leaders-of-the-team-when-i-was-a/) [Reece James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reece-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/reece-james-6083_brilliant_i-admired-lampard-and-all-the-main-leade_839050.jpg) > [If there's a big problem and you've got the right people with you, usually the answer emerges and you do what's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-brilliant/if-there-s-a-big-problem-and-you-ve-got-the-right-people-with-you/) [Larry Brilliant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-brilliant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/larry-brilliant-29870_answers_if-there-s-a-big-problem-and-you-ve-got_1980927.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/manager-great/#itemlist", "name": "Manager Great Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Wenger is a great manager, a great person, someone who knows the league here in England.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rafael Benitez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/wenger-is-a-great-manager-a-great-person-someone-who-knows-the-league/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/rafael-benitez-3934_england_wenger-is-a-great-manager-a-great-person_1588756.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/rafael-benitez-3934_england_wenger-is-a-great-manager-a-great-person_1588756.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/rafael-benitez-3934_england_wenger-is-a-great-manager-a-great-person_1588756.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Wenger is a great manager, a great person, someone who knows the league here in England.” — Rafael Benitez", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It took me 35 years of being involved at a decent level of football to become manager at a great club like Celtic.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gordon Strachan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-strachan/it-took-me-35-years-of-being-involved-at-a-decent-level-of-football/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/gordon-strachan-15112_celtic_it-took-me-35-years-of-being-involved-at_1858293.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/gordon-strachan-15112_celtic_it-took-me-35-years-of-being-involved-at_1858293.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/gordon-strachan-15112_celtic_it-took-me-35-years-of-being-involved-at_1858293.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It took me 35 years of being involved at a decent level of football to become manager at a great club like…” — Gordon Strachan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Wenger is an immense manager and a great man. 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When I heard he was the manager, it was great - he's a Chelsea legend.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Reece James" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reece-james/i-admired-lampard-and-all-the-main-leaders-of-the-team-when-i-was-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/reece-james-6083_brilliant_i-admired-lampard-and-all-the-main-leade_839050.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/reece-james-6083_brilliant_i-admired-lampard-and-all-the-main-leade_839050.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/reece-james-6083_brilliant_i-admired-lampard-and-all-the-main-leade_839050.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I admired Lampard and all the main leaders of the team when I was a kid. 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