Joe Torre Quotes

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.

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

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

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

It's all about makeup.

I do love the feeling of a big win. But you don't have to have a World Series ring to be a winner. A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished. Being able to get the most from their ability. That's what characterizes a winner.

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?'

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

Watching other teams in the World Series is like watching somebody else eat a Hot Fudge Sundae.

Years ago, you never concerned yourself with pitch counts. Now, with statistics telling you that between this number and that number bad things happen to this particular pitcher, you have to pay attention to it. The bullpen has become a huge part of what happens now.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

There is no worse emotion than fear.

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

I just don't like to dwell on stuff.

Boomer is ... Boomer. That pretty much tells you all you need to know

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

...in my book success and winning are not always the same thing. To me, success is playing - or working - to the best of your ability.

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

I've seen that picture before. It was a two-seamer that didn't sink until it hit the upper deck somewhere.

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.

I feel emptiness, and he probably won't be able to close his eyes for two or three days.

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

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

When I was a teenager and my brother Frank was in the World Series in '57 and '58 against the Yankees, Braves winning in '57 and the Yankees in '58, little did I know the next time these two teams would meet in the World Series, I would be managing the Yankees.

If all of us who love baseball and are doing our jobs, then those who get the game from us will be as proud to be a part of it as we were. And we are. This game is a gift, and I am humbled, very humbled, to accept its greatest honor.

One win­ter, when I was 12, my older brother Frank (20) said to my father, 'We want you out of the house. We don't want any­thing other than the house we live in. We don't want any­thing from you. Just leave.' And he left.

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

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

Umpires sometimes have a quick trigger.

The game itself is an autonomous game, but everybody is a part of it. No contribution is too small.

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

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

He [Nomar Garciaparra] could go 0-for-10 in rehab and it wouldn't mean anything.

Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is.

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

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.

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

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

Don't be afraid to fail, encourage your talent, and use your heart. And never be unprepared

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