Best 85 quotes of Joe Torre on MyQuotes

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

A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit a sacrifice fly. I couldn't argue. I was 20 years old and just happy to be in the big leagues. And Spahnnie was a good hitter.

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

Baseball has always been filled with negative statistics.

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

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

Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

If you do the best you can, you never have to look back.

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

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

I have one goal with all my decision: to do whatever is needed to win today's game. I'm loyal to my players, and I stick with people because consistency builds confidence. But if I feel I have to make a change in order to win, I'll do it. I don't ask players to like my decisions, only to accept that I'm doing my job with one thing in mind - winning.

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

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

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.

In baseball, you're always moving people around.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

I wish I could paint that picture. As a 20-year-old kid, that was a big thrill.

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

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

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

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

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

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.