Tony La Russa Quotes

Doing your best is more important than being the best.

Hard work breeds self-respect.

I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing.

I used to play basketball and I was pretty competitive, but I was never a bad loser. I never got angry. For me it was always about doing my best and devoting myself to a challenge.

If you're playing basketball with someone who's better than you, you have to get better or else it's no fun.

I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.

If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard.

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.

I think competition can make people stronger at whatever it is they're competing on. If we're competing in some athletic event for competitive swimmers, really intensely competing, it's likely that both of us will become better, but it's also quite possible we'll lose sight of what's truly valuable.

It's great when you can challenge yourself against the top players in tense situations. I've always enjoyed it.

Winning isn't all that matters.

We don't always get our respect but you've got to deal with it and go out there every week and just win football games.

I love competing in everything that I do, and I try to express that, but I try not to rush it.

If there's an opportunity for me to compete at something, I'm there.

Man, at the end of the day, it's just a game. And the way I look at it, when I have fun, that's when I play my best basketball.

I just love to play the sport. It maybe a cliche, but it's true for me. I'm constantly trying to be the best cricketer I can be. The sport has become a lifestyle.

That's football. It's like in any walk of life: you get some people who are going to try more than others.

If I don't start, I'd like to try to win Sixth Man of the Year. And whenever I'm on the court, I'm just going to give it my all.

You go into each game looking to win. We're not looking at wins or losses because it proves something as a team. We go into every game trying to get better. As long as you compete, we're gonna play our hearts out; we're improving every day.

Pressure brings out the best in me. It's the only way to keep improving: putting a bit of pressure on yourself.

I'm going to try to go out and do my best, and I'm going to try and compete every play.

I'm a competitor. I'm going to compete each and every day to get better.

I just try to compete every night.

I see each game as an opportunity to do well.

I can handle coming fifth as long as I know I've given my all out there and have no regrets.