Joe Torre Quotes
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It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.
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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.
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I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.
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St. Louis has always been special to me.
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I won't be managing the Mets. I am closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else.
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When I was a player and hit into a double play, I felt as if I was letting everyone down.
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I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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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.
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I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.
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There's only one New York.
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You know, Mike Milken, the money that he has raised for cancer research has been remarkable.
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I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.
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I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.
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Major league baseball is about the history of the game. Baseball history is so important. It's so much more than money.
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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.
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My father wasn't the best role model to me.
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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.
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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.
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At 7-1, your pitching has obviously controlled that other team. At 16-10, I'm not sure when it's safe.
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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.
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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.
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You have to fix something when it first appears.
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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.'
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As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because... you either loved them or you hated them.