Anna Benson Quotes

We decided to go the way of trading and getting younger players.

For several years, I have had my eye on second baseman Del Pratt of St. Louis. I cannot say that he is a better player than our own Joe Gedeon, but he has played better ball, and we wanted him. Well, how did I get him? I paid $15,000 in cash and gave away a number of good players for him. But what can you do?

Being a part of a trade doesn't always mean you're not a good player. It means they want to do something different for their organization.

Whether it's drafting or player development, the ultimate is putting a team together.

In real football, I wouldn't want Terrell Owens anywhere near my team. But you're nuts if you don't take him in fantasy.

Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

Two of the most difficult parts of our business is trades and when a player leaves.

Sometimes you have to manage, and you have to sell two or three players who aren't playing many games.

I'm not stupid - if you buy one of the world's best goalkeepers, it's not to keep him on the bench.

You have expectations always when you buy players. Mostly, you have positive expectations.

Who wants to lose or sell a player? Nobody does.

Rondo's a great player, and most teams look at it that anytime you have a chance to get a great player, you do it.

That's a great trade. I'd trade myself for Kevin Garnett.

It's not very wise to keep a player who has just one year left on his contract and really wants to leave.

I don't really like the business side of football, but I just like adding good players to our football team.

It's important to know as much as I can about the players.

For a club to come and get you, they are going to use you at some stage.

I still wake up thinking about draft choices we should have made that would have impacted the franchise for a long time, but I don't wake up thinking about one individual player move.

I was very proud of my time in Kansas City. I thought we acquired a heck of a roster.

If we don't need the players who are available to sign, then why are we going to sign?

It's not enough to just have talent at Atletico Madrid. At other clubs it is, but we can't sign superstars and have to look for players with a good work ethic.

Carlo Ancelotti wanted me in Madrid and had bet on me.

Bringing in a guy like Jordan Howard is going to help us immensely: a guy that you can give the ball to behind five really good offensive linemen and say, 'Go to work.'

The season lasts a long time, and we need not only a high-level squad but also a big squad.

Every coach has his own ideas about managing the team and how it plays.