Joe Torre Quotes
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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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You're always in the storm's eye, so to speak, when you're with the Yankees.
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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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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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You know, Mike Milken, the money that he has raised for cancer research has been remarkable.
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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.
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People are proud of their players.
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St. Louis has always been special to me.
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You have to fix something when it first appears.
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I'm not very complicated.
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When you've been in the game as long as I have, you know the managers you've played for, the good ones and the bad ones. Even the good ones get fired.
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Kids are much more intuitive these days. Not that I'm crazy about what's on TV, but they know so much these days.
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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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Golf is the only game I know where you call a foul on yourself.
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There's only one New York.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.
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I can understand the fact you don't want the ball slipping out of a pitcher's hand because someone can get hurt.
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I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.
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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.