We do not use managers, we are the representatives of our athletes, and that is why I am deeply involved in athletics, I follow our athletes careers from start to finish, 100% all the way.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You have great athletic directors, you let them run it; you keep yourself informed, but I'm not the athletic director. I'm the president of the university.
If I had any interest in coming back to baseball, it would be as a general manager and not as a manager.
At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.
Being a manager is about getting into the minds of the people you represent.
Of course managers win ball games.
The reason I became a manager was to have full control over training. If you are a coach, you are bound by what the manager wants you to coach. The other reason is that I just like the company of football people.
Sportsmen just do what they do. I'm not trying to be a role model. If there's any inspiration people can take from me, take as much as you can - from my good and my bad.
I don't view myself as a team manager, but a team captain. I'm part of the team, but everybody else as well.
If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking about being an owner.
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.