Basically, a manager is a father figure to 20 or 25 blokes. It's about trying to get the best out of them and creating team spirit.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Being a manager is about getting into the minds of the people you represent.
A manager is a guide. He takes a group of people and says, 'With you I can make us a success; I can show you the way.'
A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can.
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.
I think management is about just that - managing people via man-to-man skills.
A manager is an assistant to his men.
The players make the manager, it's never the other way.
I think every manager is different in their own way.
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.
We, as individuals, must be responsible for our careers with the goal of reaching our highest potential. The job of a manager is to tap into that energy that's already there.