Joe Torre Quotes

Unless you have bad times, you can't appreciate the good times.

- Joe Torre

Appreciate, Bad, Times, Unless

It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.

- Joe Torre

Winner, Just Because, Nice, Place

I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.

- Joe Torre

Afraid, Fail, Anybody, Winner

To wind up in Cooperstown is surreal for me. To go into the Hall of Fame is one thing. When you think of all the other Yankees that are in here, it's pretty special. This is just a shrine. To visit it, much less be inducted, it's still sort of unbelievable to me.

- Joe Torre

Here, Other, Hall, Unbelievable

After you manage the Yankees for 12 years, it's really tough to envision going somewhere else. But then the Dodgers called.

- Joe Torre

Going, Somewhere Else, Then, Envision

I have no problem with cheating. Whatever you can get away with.

- Joe Torre

Problem, Away, No Problem, Cheating

One thing you have to realize is that cancer is not something you necessarily cure, but you want to just take care of yourself and extend your life as long as you can.

- Joe Torre

Want, Cure, One Thing, Extend

I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.

- Joe Torre

Broken, Organization, Very, Milwaukee

Every time I pull somebody out of the bullpen, I believe he can do the job. I have to believe it. If he doesn't, hopefully he will do it the next time.

- Joe Torre

Will, Next, Bullpen, Next Time

When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, 'You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to do anything else.' Well, I took his advice. It was a quick way to get to the big leagues, and I've never regretted it.

- Joe Torre

Big, Frank, Quick, Regretted

I met Tiger Woods, and I looked in his eyes - and I saw Derek Jeter. They don't have to tell people they're good. They just prove it by the way they love the competition.

- Joe Torre

Love, Prove, Looked, None

As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because... you either loved them or you hated them.

- Joe Torre

Them, Dodgers, League, Yankees

You're always in the storm's eye, so to speak, when you're with the Yankees.

- Joe Torre

Storm, Eye, Always, Yankees

I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.

- Joe Torre

I Am, Loss, Deeply, Bell

I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

- Joe Torre

Great, Confidence, Angeles, Rick

Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.

- Joe Torre

Up, Pitchers, Tweak, Hitters

I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.

- Joe Torre

Stress, My Life, Feels, Great Deal

There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.

- Joe Torre

Winning, Will, Everyone, Pennant

I've enjoyed my time in the American League, the fans of Southern California and other friendships.

- Joe Torre

Other, Southern, League, American League

I think there's more of opportunity to win games in the National League than the American League because there are more decisions to make.

- Joe Torre

Think, More, I Think, American League

If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.

- Joe Torre

People, Intention, Intimidate

When you've been in the game as long as I have, you know the managers you've played for, the good ones and the bad ones. Even the good ones get fired.

- Joe Torre

Game, Fired, Been, Bad Ones

I was always a little hesitant to accuse people of loading a bat to hit a ball farther. I was always very hesitant to approach people because I never had any evidence that I had firsthand knowledge of.

- Joe Torre

Always, Very, Accuse, Hesitant

'Million Dollar Arm' touches on many of the Safe At Home Foundation's core values, such as children, teamwork and family.

- Joe Torre

Foundation, Values, Many, Arm

I don't think there's any player that's more talented than Alex Rodriguez. He cares very deeply about doing well. Baseball is his life. He puts a lot of pressure on himself.

- Joe Torre

Doing, Very, About, Alex

I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.

- Joe Torre

Think, I Think, Toward, Sensitivity

In regards to steroids, I think we're all to blame, all of baseball. I never realized how far-reaching this problem has been.

- Joe Torre

Think, Been, I Think, Steroids

Baseball has changed dramatically since I began my tenure with the Yankees.

- Joe Torre

Baseball, Yankees, Began, Dramatically

We've got to decide, how much replay do we want? Because if you start doing it from the first inning to the ninth inning, you may have to time the game with a calendar.

- Joe Torre

Game, Doing, Calendar, Ninth

First of all, you want umpires to call what they see. In the case of fair or foul, the smartest thing is to call the ball fair. Because if it's called foul and ruled fair, where do we put the runners?

- Joe Torre

Fair, Want, Smartest, Runners

When I became the manager of the New York Yankees, it was an opportunity to realize my lifelong dream of winning the World Series. We were fortunate enough to succeed in our first season in 1996, and in the years that followed, we wrote some great new chapters in Yankee history.

- Joe Torre

Some, Became, Lifelong, Season

St. Louis has always been special to me.

- Joe Torre

Special, Always, Been, Louis

When I was coming home from school as a youngster, and I saw my dad's car in the driveway, I would go to a friend's house. I connected my dad being there with fear.

- Joe Torre

Go, Dad, Saw, Coming Home

Scott Boras, I've known for a long time. We were both in the Cardinals organization. I'm a lot older than Scott. He's a very tough man, very tough agent.

- Joe Torre

Tough, Very, Agent, Scott

When you take a job, you don't just accept the pats on the back. You have to accept the kicks in the pants.

- Joe Torre

Back, Pants, Take, Kicks

Respect is the word I want. You have to earn it. You give, and you get it in return, that's how I see it.

- Joe Torre

Want, Give, I See, I Want You

We've beat up our umpires. They're now allowed to be human.

- Joe Torre

Now, Beat, Allowed, Umpires

Umpires sometimes have a quick trigger.

- Joe Torre

Sometimes, Trigger, Quick, Umpires

Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.

- Joe Torre

Baseball, Team, Themselves, Team Sport

My 12 years in New York were very, very special, the fans were very special, and it's something I will take with me wherever I go and into retirement.

- Joe Torre

New, Will, Very, Wherever

You can't win the Kentucky Derby unless you're on a thoroughbred.

- Joe Torre

Win, Unless, Thoroughbred, Derby

It's nice to have writers write nice things about you and guys on radio and TV say nice things about you, but the guy who's in the locker next to you is the one you play the game for.

- Joe Torre

Play, Next, TV, Locker

If a club is winning, you never pay attention to a guy who's 0-for-10. If a club is losing, all of a sudden you'll find that he's the main reason why you're losing, which is absurd for me.

- Joe Torre

Winning, Reason, Which, Main Reason

Jerry Coleman was the kind of player who made me proud to wear the pinstripes.

- Joe Torre

Proud, Kind, Coleman, Jerry

When you're in a slump, you do something different, just to try it. I remember one time I was in a slump, and I borrowed one of Henry Aaron's bats and hit two homers. I used my own bats the next night. I just needed a change.

- Joe Torre

I Remember, Next, Needed, Slump

I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.

- Joe Torre

Dodgers, Wound, Managing, Yankees

Even though I was never a Yankee fan until I put on the uniform, when you think about the deep history of this organization, you always knew what the Yankees represented.

- Joe Torre

Think, Always, Yankee, Yankees

The Dodgers to me are the Yankees of the National League.

- Joe Torre

Me, Dodgers, League, Yankees

I knew what the Dodgers uniform represented as a kid growing up in Brooklyn.

- Joe Torre

Growing Up, Growing, Uniform, Dodgers

That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.

- Joe Torre

Think, Honest, Like, Being Honest

Kids are much more intuitive these days. Not that I'm crazy about what's on TV, but they know so much these days.

- Joe Torre

More, TV, About, Intuitive

Major league baseball is about the history of the game. Baseball history is so important. It's so much more than money.

- Joe Torre

Game, More, League, Baseball History

I never concerned myself with other people's decisions.

- Joe Torre

Never, Other, Concerned, Decisions

With negotiations, you never know what's going to happen.

- Joe Torre

Never, Happen, Going, Negotiations

Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.

- Joe Torre

Competing, Highest Level, Nurturing

I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.

- Joe Torre

Heat, Battle, Get, Inning

Chicago is a pretty good town.

- Joe Torre

Pretty, Town, Pretty Good, Chicago

Golf is the only game I know where you call a foul on yourself.

- Joe Torre

Golf, Game, Call, Foul

By rule, the decision to reverse a call by use of instant replay is at the sole discretion of the crew chief.

- Joe Torre

Call, Discretion, Sole, Reverse

Spring Training is a fun time for me.

- Joe Torre

Me, Spring, Spring Training, Fun

When I was a player and hit into a double play, I felt as if I was letting everyone down.

- Joe Torre

Play, Everyone, Hit, Player

I can understand the fact you don't want the ball slipping out of a pitcher's hand because someone can get hurt.

- Joe Torre

Fact, Want, Slipping, Hurt

I won't be managing the Mets. I am closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else.

- Joe Torre

Door, Closing, Everybody, Mets

Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me.

- Joe Torre

Played, Friendships, Each, Afforded

You could have the bases loaded, and you bring up the best pinch-hitter in the world to pinch hit, he hits into a double play, and then all of a sudden: 'How could you do that?'

- Joe Torre

Play, Could, Pinch, Bases

Stress is something that is sort of out of your control. You get stressed out over looking at the finish line. Stress is something that is an outside thing. Stress is an anxiety.

- Joe Torre

Stress, Over, Line, Finish Line

Sometimes they say the world rotates a little different for lefthanders.

- Joe Torre

World, Sometimes, Say, They Say

The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing.

- Joe Torre

Doing, Fact, Telling, Reducing

As a supporter of the Prostate Cancer Foundation and their Home Run Challenge program, I am extremely grateful for the valuable partnerships and relationships built with Major League Baseball and our affiliates.

- Joe Torre

Foundation, Run, Program, Cancer

You hear the word 'cancer,' it scares you. You think of death.

- Joe Torre

Death, Think, Scares, Cancer

You know, Mike Milken, the money that he has raised for cancer research has been remarkable.

- Joe Torre

Money, Remarkable, Been, Cancer

In baseball, you're always moving people around.

- Joe Torre

Baseball, People, Always, Moving

At 7-1, your pitching has obviously controlled that other team. At 16-10, I'm not sure when it's safe.

- Joe Torre

Other, Sure, Obviously, Pitching

That's the sign of a good relationship, when you can pick up a phone and it doesn't matter when the last time you spoke was.

- Joe Torre

Last, Spoke, Sign, Phone

My father wasn't the best role model to me.

- Joe Torre

Father, Role Model, Role, Model

It's not easy to just say you don't want to do something any more.

- Joe Torre

Want, Say, More, Easy

You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for Strike 1, and you think, 'I could have hit that.'

- Joe Torre

Think, Big, Middle, Pitch

Baseball has always been filled with negative statistics.

- Joe Torre

Negative, Always, Been, Statistics

It's my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do it.

- Joe Torre

Willing, About, Certainly, Discussion

I've been very, very fortunate. I never had to work for a living.

- Joe Torre

Never, Been, Very, Fortunate

I'm not very complicated.

- Joe Torre

Very, Complicated

As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do.

- Joe Torre

Play, Want, Sure, Ready

You have to fix something when it first appears.

- Joe Torre

You, Something, Appears, Fix

My relationship with George Steinbrenner was great. He was the boss, and I accepted that.

- Joe Torre

Relationship, Boss, Accepted, George

I think that winning creates chemistry, as opposed to other way around. I've been on a lot of friendly teams that couldn't win, trust me.

- Joe Torre

Trust, Think, Chemistry, Creates

It just feels good to beat the world champs to be the world champs.

- Joe Torre

World, Just, Feels, Beat

Baseball, while you're doing it, you think it's going to last forever.

- Joe Torre

Doing, Think, Last, Baseball

Whatever sport you're looking at, it's usually the team that makes the least mistakes that has the most success.

- Joe Torre

Success, Most, Makes, Sport

Getting fired is what happens to a manager sooner or later.

- Joe Torre

Fired, Later, Getting, Manager

There is no worse emotion than fear.

- Joe Torre

Fear, Worse, Than, Emotion

I felt there was a lot of love in my house. And my mom was, you know, the basis of all that.

- Joe Torre

Love, Lot, Felt, House

We all have different ways to do things.

- Joe Torre

Different, Things, Ways, Different Ways

I just don't like to dwell on stuff.

- Joe Torre

Like, Just, Stuff, Dwell

When we lost, I couldn't sleep at night. When we win, I can't sleep at night. But, when you win, you wake up feeling better.

- Joe Torre

Sleep, Night, Feeling, Wake Up

It's huge. You win the first game of the series, you want to win the series.

- Joe Torre

Game, Want, Huge, Series

I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.

- Joe Torre

Years, The Only Thing, Meant, Series

Home-plate collisions are something you cannot ignore.

- Joe Torre

You, Something, Cannot, Ignore

There's nothing that can replace the feeling of winning.

- Joe Torre

Winning, Feeling, Nothing, Replace

I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.

- Joe Torre

Person, Private, Very, Private Person

TV is not accurate.

- Joe Torre

TV, Accurate

It's something you hope doesn't happen. When you sign on to do a job, you hope you'll be able to get it done. But that's not always in your control.

- Joe Torre

Control, Happen, Always, Sign

People are proud of their players.

- Joe Torre

Proud, People, Players

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