Experience Quote by Tony La Russa Download Open image “I was a lousy player with virtually no experience managing.” — Tony La Russa ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Experience Lousy Management No experience Player
The great thing for me is I wasn't a great player - I managed at the lower level and managed to be successful and… — Tony Pulis Copy Share Image
I think managing shortened my playing career, but I was a better manager when I was playing, when I could lead like a platoon… — Frankie Frisch Copy Share Image
Honestly speaking, I was not really interested in a managerial job when my playing career ended. — Zico Copy Share Image
On the playing side, a lot of guys I played under were pretty good managers. — Don Mattingly Copy Share Image
There were probably a few games I played where I should not have played, because of some nagging injuries or something. I used to… — Gary Carter Copy Share Image
It's not simply a case of managing players as they used to be any more, because players now are like small companies. You have… — Gianluca Vialli Copy Share Image
I wasn't a great player, but I got a lot out of the game. I saw the world and made many lifelong friends. — Masai Ujiri Copy Share Image
Toughest thing for me as a young manager is that a lot of my players saw me play. They know how bad I was. — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
I've said this: If Jim Leyland had been in my place, he'd have the 2,000 wins and I'd have 1,000. Leyland is the greatest. — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
There's a bigger difference now than when I first got into professional baseball because that was before guaranteed contracts, before there was a lot… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
I think each negotiation should be based on what's the best decision - taking everything into account, not taking one thing into account. — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
I'm careful not to give into theatrics when times are tough, I don't like it when somebody gives into outside pressure and puts on… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
Losing sucks. I don't think most people understand how bad it feels. — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
My mind is just a product of 50 years of being taught. I'm no smarter than anyone else, but I've been taught by some… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
I'm a great believer in the character of a club. To me, character has a lot to do with how you compete. That creates… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
If the national government doesn't fix your problem, you've got a problem. You've got to fix it yourself. That's just part of the American… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
Just because you're down to your last strike, you're not out yet. You can always do more. You'll always have more at-bats to take.… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
Being involved in competition is a privilege and an opportunity. Seek to make the most of that opportunity by pushing yourself to the limit… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
I'm very distressed that the report was leaked early so that the initial headline said 'dismissed, fired.' That's 180 degrees from the arrangement we… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
When you don't have the deepest pockets, you better have the best scouting and development. — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
The Derby experience had not been good for me and the way it finished left a very bad taste in my mouth so I… — Nigel Pearson Copy Share Image
Well, I've been politically involved for a really long time. Growing up in the segregated South, it was a very painful experience for me… — Cybill Shepherd Copy Share Image
My favorite job is the next one. Its such a gratifying experience getting to creatively keep trying something new and push things in a… — Roger Craig Smith Copy Share Image
I happen to think it's the politics that makes you electable, but the reason for that is politicians sometimes talk about electability as if… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
Iranians hate Arabs. They're a fairly well-educated population and they have centuries of experience with self-government. — Michael Ledeen Copy Share Image
Education is a lifelong experience. Experience is a lifelong education. Education plus experience equals expertise. — Michael Bugeja Copy Share Image
It definitely helps to have the acting experience going into singing, because when you're singing, you have to portray the emotion you were feeling… — Ryan Newman Copy Share Image
I have no physical genius about me. I can't dribble a ball and run at the same time, I can't do lay-ups - I'm… — Rich Mullins Copy Share Image
I worked a lot in Chicago's theater scene as a fight choreographer. And so I do have a lot of experience in stage combat… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
While the people retain their virtue and vigilance, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government in… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
There comes a time in the UFC when you've had enough fights, you have enough experience that you're confident in your abilities and you… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
