Joe Torre Quotes - Page 2

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

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

I never concerned myself with other people's decisions.

Winning is a lot of fun. I remember having a meeting a couple years ago and telling the guys: 'You're not enjoying yourselves.' O'Neill said to me afterwards, 'Skip, it's not fun unless you win.'

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.

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

There is no worse emotion than fear.

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

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

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?'

Tommy (Lasorda) will eat anything, as long as you pay for it.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

We all have different ways to do things.

Spring Training is a fun time for me.

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

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

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.

Baseball has always been filled with negative statistics.