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Tony La Russa
Tony La Russa
American Coach
Born: Oct 4, 1944
Baseball Great Me Sometimes Think You
Related authors: Bear Bryant Bobby Knight Dabo Swinney Jim Valvano John Wooden Lou Holtz Nick Saban Vince Lombardi
Anything that disturbs your comfort factor is good for you. Tony La Russa
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There are always distractions, if you allow them. Tony La Russa
You Distractions Allow Always Them
My mind is just a product of 50 years of being taught. I'm no smarter than anyone else, but I've been taught by some wonderful people. Tony La Russa
People Wonderful Mind Else Some Smarter Been Years Than Wonderful People Just Taught Being Anyone Anyone Else Product
I think each negotiation should be based on what's the best decision - taking everything into account, not taking one thing into account. Tony La Russa
Best Decision Think Everything Negotiation One Thing Taking Account Should Each Based Thing
I'm not going to manage again. I'm going to work for a team someday. But it won't be managing. Tony La Russa
Work Someday Manage Going Managing Again Team
You can't manage by memo. You can't stand up there and just send out edicts. I think you just gotta really personalize your relationships. Tony La Russa
You Think Relationships Out Memo Gotta Up Manage Send Just Really Stand Your Stand Up
Winning in Oakland in '89 was distinguished because that was truly a great team on a mission to prove that '88 was not what we represented. I look at that team in awe. It was a push-button team. Tony La Russa
Great Distinguished Oakland Winning Mission Great Team Look Because Prove Truly Team Awe
What you end up doing is you try to match your guy's strength against a place they can be successful. They're doing the same thing against us. Sometimes they have the edge, sometimes you have the edge. Tony La Russa
Strength You Sometimes Try Edge Same Thing Guy Match Doing End Up Same Place Against Us Successful Your Thing
I've been so fortunate in life to have worked for such great organizations, with great owners and general managers and all the great players, along with the support of my family. Tony La Russa
Life Great Family General Support Along Been Managers Owners Worked Fortunate Organizations Players
I think the guys that get to the All-Star Game deserve a lot of credit. They deserve their opportunity to get out there and let the baseball fandom see them. Tony La Russa
Game Opportunity Think Out See All-Star All-Star Game Guys Lot Get Them Baseball Deserve Credit
Clubs are taking away the steal of home. Not only are more pitchers throwing out of the stretch position, but more third basemen are playing closer to the bag. But another reason why nobody does it much anymore is that some guys, no matter how fast they are, just aren't comfortable trying to steal home. Tony La Russa
Home Matter Out Some Guys More Only Steal Throwing Taking Bag Nobody Another Comfortable Does How Trying Closer Pitchers Just Anymore Clubs Much Reason Why Away Fast Playing Third Position Stretch
The arc of Ken Griffey Jr.'s swing has gotten bigger than when he hit line drives. Juan Gonzalez is a terrific power hitter, too. Tony La Russa
Power Too Arc Drives He Juan Terrific Gotten Line Hit Than Hitter Bigger Swing Ken
I've said this: If Jim Leyland had been in my place, he'd have the 2,000 wins and I'd have 1,000. Leyland is the greatest. Tony La Russa
Jim Wins Had He Greatest Said Been Place
I don't miss being in the dugout - I'll make that clear. Tony La Russa
Clear Miss Make Dugout Being
My wife and I, we started a foundation about companion animal rescue, but there's a group called Performing Animal Welfare Society just outside of Sacramento... and they offered me a job as an elephant keeper. Tony La Russa
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There's a bigger difference now than when I first got into professional baseball because that was before guaranteed contracts, before there was a lot of money, so it was mostly survival. You had more competition. Tony La Russa
You Survival Money Competition First Before More Had Mostly Because Got Lot Contracts Than Difference Bigger Professional Professional Baseball Baseball Now Guaranteed
I can only think of about four players who I do not have anywhere from a good to a great relationship with. Tony La Russa
Good Great Relationship Think About Only Great Relationship Anywhere Who Four Players
If you like to run and the guys can't run, you don't run. If you like power, and you have guys that can't hit it out of the park, then you start moving guys around. Tony La Russa
You Power Out Run Guys Park Like Around Hit Moving Then Start

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