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Tony La Russa

Manager, Chicago White Sox; Three-Time World Series Champion

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Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Languages: English
Travels from: United States

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Biography Highlights

  • Legendary MLB Manager with three World Series titles and four Manager of the Year awards.
  • Hall of Famer inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.
  • Animal Advocate and founder of the Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF).

Biography

Tony La Russa’s approach to winning is embodied in a relentless style for competing at the high levels that includes several factors, a strategy that has helped this legendary manager of the Chicago White Sox, the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals clinch an almost unheard of three World Series titles, six pennants and innumerable record-breaking victories. In his third and most dramatic World Series win before retiring as manager of the Cardinals—the first manager to leave the game on top—La Russa took the Cardinals from a team that finished 18 games over .500 to become the league champions celebrated by the sporting world. He was unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the expansion era committee and is now Manager of the Chicago White Sox.

Known for his dogged approach to the game, La Russa rose above his counterparts through studying the facts—a potent strategy that allows him to trust his leadership instincts and which leads to great achievement both on and off the field. Having inspired extreme loyalty from his players, La Russa reveals seldom-heard stories, such as how believing in each player’s ability—even when others did not—provided the platform to obtain amazing come-from-behind victories. Author of One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season (Fall 2012), audiences will be motivated by the leadership lessons this baseball icon has learned along the way and by his passion and relentless commitment to his team.

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Tony La Russa details the keys to his successful leadership—before, after and especially during the game—which can be applied at every level to help your team realize new heights of professional performance. Having inspired extreme loyalty from his players, he reveals the seldom-heard stories of why believing in each player’s ability, even when others did not, provided the platform for them to obtain amazing come-from-behind victories. La Russa has proven that studying the facts relevant to your business allows you to trust your instincts and is a powerful strategy that can lead to great achievement.

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One Last Strike (Enhanced Edition): Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season

In this New York Times best-selling comeback story, legendary baseball manager Tony La Russa reveals the thrilling behind-the-scenes details of how he led the St. Louis Cardinals to the 2011 World Series victory, despite countless injuries, mishaps, and roadblocks along the way. Tony La Russa, the winner of four Manager of the Year awards—who led his teams to six Pennant wins and three World Series crowns—chronicles one of the most exciting end-of-season runs in baseball history, revealing with fascinating behind-the-scenes details how, under his expert management, the St. Louis Cardinals emerged victorious in the 2011 World Series despite countless injuries, mishaps, and roadblocks along the way. Talking candidly about the remarkable season—and his All-Star players like Albert Pujols and David Freese—the recently retired La Russa celebrates his fifty years in baseball, his team’s amazing recovery from 10 ½ games back, and one final, unforgettable championship in a book that no true baseball fan will want to miss.

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One Last Strike (Enhanced Edition): Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season

In this New York Times best-selling comeback story, legendary baseball manager Tony La Russa reveals the thrilling behind-the-scenes details of how he led the St. Louis Cardinals to the 2011 World Series victory, despite countless injuries, mishaps, and roadblocks along the way. Tony La Russa, the winner of four Manager of the Year awards—who led his teams to six Pennant wins and three World Series crowns—chronicles one of the most exciting end-of-season runs in baseball history, revealing with fascinating behind-the-scenes details how, under his expert management, the St. Louis Cardinals emerged victorious in the 2011 World Series despite countless injuries, mishaps, and roadblocks along the way. Talking candidly about the remarkable season—and his All-Star players like Albert Pujols and David Freese—the recently retired La Russa celebrates his fifty years in baseball, his team’s amazing recovery from 10 ½ games back, and one final, unforgettable championship in a book that no true baseball fan will want to miss.

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