Martin O'Neill feels rejuvenated by his surprise return to Celtic management this season.
The 73-year-old club legend initially took over as interim boss in October following Brendan Rodgers' resignation and then returned following again Wilfried Nancy's catastrophic tenure.
As O'Neill prepares to take charge of his 300th Celtic game on Sunday, he told the club's official podcast: "The players talk about benefits for them but it's beneficial for me.
"This is an opportunity and I might as well run with it because one, it'll never happen again, and two, I might as well enjoy it. Whether I enjoy managing I'm not so sure but I enjoy the results if we win, but life's not so good if you get beaten.
"I like donning a tracksuit and going out and watching young players perform and interacting with them."
Celtic are in the midst of a hectic run and after Sunday's trip to Rugby Park they host Stuttgart in the first leg of their Europa League knockout-round play-off.
"What was the point in having a terrific performance against Feyenoord, a backs-to-the-wall against Bologna, without trying to finish it off and qualify?" O'Neill added.
"I know that in many aspects these extra games might be the undoing of us but that's what bringing extra bodies in is for."