Tony La Russa Quotes

I try to exploit things against everybody; that's part of the game: beat the guy that guards me while you're beating their team.

You have to know your opponent and take him out of his game.

It's best to keep a strategic fight and try to win because the level of the sport is so high.

Knowing your opponent is fundamental. Because then you can know their characteristics better.

Concentrate your strengths against your competitor's relative weaknesses.

You always have to put pressure on an opponent.

I don't want to put my game plan out there for everybody to see it and read it and teams can scheme. It just doesn't make a lot of sense.

I never really have a game plan other than to finish my opponent as quickly as possible.

You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect.

The essential element of successful strategy is that it derives its success from the differences between competitors with a consequent difference in their behavior.

You want to keep the defense guessing.

Find out what the other team wants to do. Then take it away from them.

You can make plans but if the opposition plays well, then all your plans become worthless.

If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.

I was never the most technical; I was never the best at one aspect at this sport, but what I was always good as was negating people's strengths and putting them in terrible situations where they're uncomfortable.

Here in Italy, football is more like a chess game. You have to think about every move.

GSP knows how to use a lot of strategy.

Playoff basketball isn't about who scores, stats or putting numbers up on the board. It's just about winning at the end of the day. When you play a game in a series, it becomes chess. It becomes who can outsmart the other team.

With Ronaldo, I think I've identified a few patterns; there are certain striking things. I will try to utilise this knowledge to my advantage.

Every time I go out there, I just try to find the weakness of my opponent and then use that to my advantage.

Benchmark your performance against your best competitors. Think how you can beat them next time.

I went to business school so what they teach you in business school was that success is about positioning yourself to get lucky. It's not just about how hard you work. It is also about a little bit of luck. To position yourself to catch the luck when it comes.

I just challenge the big guys and attack them, and use my quickness to my advantage.

It's not being disrespectful, but the less you know an opponent, the more work you have to do.

Understanding how to compete better has really made a difference.