American - Athlete | March 29, 1962 -
I love what I do. That's one of the reasons I've stayed. I love the community; I love driving to work.
Billy Beane
WorkLoveCommunityDrivingReasons
Quite frankly, I can't get enough of soccer. I tell my jingoistic friends in the United States there's a reason why it is the world's No. 1 sport. The rest of the planet can't be wrong.
WorldRestFriendsEnoughSoccer
The bottom line is that any business should be a meritocracy. The best and brightest. Period.
BusinessBestLineBottomShould
I just talked to a young lady, a freshman at Santa Barbara. She's taking a course, and Moneyball's one of the required readings. This young lady could dream of one day becoming a general manager.
DayLadyDreamYoungManagerShe
Why do people care about anything we do? We play in a crappy stadium, in a market that we share with another team, with one of the lowest payrolls in the game. Really, I'm not that interesting.
PeopleTeamGameCareInteresting
I've always been intellectually restless, but it is the building part of it that most interests me. It is the constructing of the team that is my favorite part. Anyone who is familiar with the history of the A's franchise, even dating back to Philadelphia, knows that every five or 10 years, you have to tear it apart and rebuild it.
HistoryDatingMeTeamBuildingYou
I may not be as visible as I used to be, and by that I mean being in the clubhouse or on the field. But I'm just as invested as I've always been.
MeanAlwaysUsedMayBeenJust
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Billy Beane quotes