Experience Quote by Tony La Russa

I wasn't easy to deal with as a player.

— Thomas Tuchel

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

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

I was a very average-at-best player.

— John Calipari

Honestly speaking, I was not really interested in a managerial job when my playing career ended.

— Zico

On the playing side, a lot of guys I played under were pretty good managers.

— Don Mattingly

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

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

I had to buy into being a better player and being able to be coached.

— Jae Crowder

I never thought I was a very good manager.

— Barry Diller

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

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