Tony La Russa Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I'm not a big 'Moneyball' fan.”

“I'm not going to manage again. I'm going to work for a team someday. But it won't be managing.”

“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.”

“If you watch the history of baseball, teams come back, and sometimes they could have come back, but they give in or give up.”

“It's a sensitive thing, playing major league baseball.”

“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.”

“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.”

“You know, I think when you coach or you manage, you make decisions, and there's some that are really, really tough.”

“I had started law school at Florida State University as a part-timer. I would go two quarters, and they allowed me to drop out to play baseball, and then I'd get readmitted in September. I was convinced I was going to be a lawyer and was using my baseball salary to pay my way through school.”

“I have coaching friends, and when we get together, we often talk more about what we're doing to get players' attention than we do about the fascinating X's and O's of our sport.”