They Said It

? Tony LaRussa, the 38-year-old manager of the Chicago White Sox: "The toughest thing for me as a young manager is that a lot of my players saw me play. They know how bad I was."

? Craig Morton, after his coaching debut with the Denver Gold, a 21-19 win over the Birmingham Stallions, when asked if the experience had been less taxing than playing in the NFL: "Are you kidding me? I have a sore throat, my knees ache and my back hurts."

? Sam Snead, on being reminded that he has won golf tournaments in six different decades: "Is that right? How long are decades nowadays?"

? Joe West, National League umpire, who has signed to appear in a movie as a National Guardsman who gets shot: "Plenty of players will like that."