--- title: "1 Friends Talk Quotes By Tony La Russa" description: "1 Friends Talk quotes by Tony La Russa. Plus more from Tony La Russa and more Friends Talk sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d39/tony-la-russa-11536_about_i-have-coaching-friends-and-when-we-get_1787287.jpg" --- > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/i-have-coaching-friends-and-when-we-get-together-we-often-talk-more/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d39/tony-la-russa-11536_about_i-have-coaching-friends-and-when-we-get_1787287.jpg) ## More by Tony La Russa > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/i-ve-said-this-if-jim-leyland-had-been-in-my-place-he-d-have-the-2/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/there-s-a-bigger-difference-now-than-when-i-first-got-into/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [I think each negotiation should be based on what's the best decision - taking everything into account, not taking one thing into account.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/i-think-each-negotiation-should-be-based-on-what-s-the-best-decision/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [I'm careful not to give into theatrics when times are tough, I don't like it when somebody gives into outside pressure and puts on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/i-m-careful-not-to-give-into-theatrics-when-times-are-tough-i-don-t/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [Losing sucks. I don't think most people understand how bad it feels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/losing-sucks-i-don-t-think-most-people-understand-how-bad-it-feels/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/my-mind-is-just-a-product-of-50-years-of-being-taught-i-m-no-smarter/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [I'm a great believer in the character of a club. To me, character has a lot to do with how you compete. That creates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/i-m-a-great-believer-in-the-character-of-a-club-to-me-character-has-a/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [If the national government doesn't fix your problem, you've got a problem. You've got to fix it yourself. That's just part of the American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/if-the-national-government-doesn-t-fix-your-problem-you-ve-got-a/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [Just because you're down to your last strike, you're not out yet. You can always do more. You'll always have more at-bats to take.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/just-because-you-re-down-to-your-last-strike-you-re-not-out-yet-you/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [Being involved in competition is a privilege and an opportunity. Seek to make the most of that opportunity by pushing yourself to the limit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/being-involved-in-competition-is-a-privilege-and-an-opportunity-seek/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [I'm very distressed that the report was leaked early so that the initial headline said 'dismissed, fired.' That's 180 degrees from the arrangement we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/i-m-very-distressed-that-the-report-was-leaked-early-so-that-the/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [When you don't have the deepest pockets, you better have the best scouting and development.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/when-you-don-t-have-the-deepest-pockets-you-better-have-the-best/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [If you try to give them a scheme, most hitters will rebel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/if-you-try-to-give-them-a-scheme-most-hitters-will-rebel/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [The game has never seen a better catcher than YADIER MOLINA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/the-game-has-never-seen-a-better-catcher-than-yadier-molina/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) > [I think there's a growing number of pitchers who want to have a plan going into a game about how they're going to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/i-think-there-s-a-growing-number-of-pitchers-who-want-to-have-a-plan/) [Tony La Russa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-la-russa/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friends-talk/tony-la-russa/#itemlist", "name": "1 Friends Talk Quotes By Tony La Russa", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony La Russa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-la-russa/i-have-coaching-friends-and-when-we-get-together-we-often-talk-more/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d39/tony-la-russa-11536_about_i-have-coaching-friends-and-when-we-get_1787287.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d39/tony-la-russa-11536_about_i-have-coaching-friends-and-when-we-get_1787287.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d39/tony-la-russa-11536_about_i-have-coaching-friends-and-when-we-get_1787287.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have coaching friends, and when we get together, we often talk more about what we're doing to get players'…” — Tony La Russa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friends-talk/tony-la-russa/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friends-talk/tony-la-russa/", "name": "Friends Talk Quotes by Tony La Russa", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friends-talk/tony-la-russa/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d39/tony-la-russa-11536_about_i-have-coaching-friends-and-when-we-get_1787287.jpg" }, "description": "1 Friends Talk quotes by Tony La Russa. 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