Joe Torre Quotes

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.

The second you think you've arrived, someone passes you. You have to always be in pursuit.

A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished.

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

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

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

We can learn from past failures and mistakes, but we shouldn't get stuck there. We can keep future goals in mind, but we shouldn't get stuck there, either. The only way to reach our potential is to focus on what we must do now - this moment, this day - to perform effectively and win.

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

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

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.

My greatest talent is calmness and being positive. I concentrate on what you can do even in the worst of times. You don't judge by last week's errors or lost opportunity.

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

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

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.

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

You look at a guy who's being brave. He's afraid, or he wouldn't be brave. If he isn't afraid, he's stupid.

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

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.

You have to fix something when it first appears.

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

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

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

...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.

Obviously generating revenue is what this is all about anymore, which is sad, but again, you have to find ways to make it work. But, yeah, that's certainly intriguing.

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