Joe Torre Quotes
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There's only one New York.
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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.
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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.
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'Million Dollar Arm' touches on many of the Safe At Home Foundation's core values, such as children, teamwork and family.
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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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I've enjoyed my time in the American League, the fans of Southern California and other friendships.
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As a supporter of the Prostate Cancer Foundation and their Home Run Challenge program, I am extremely grateful for the valuable partnerships and relationships built with Major League Baseball and our affiliates.
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Getting fired is what happens to a manager sooner or later.
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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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The Dodgers to me are the Yankees of the National League.
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By rule, the decision to reverse a call by use of instant replay is at the sole discretion of the crew chief.
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Stress is something that is sort of out of your control. You get stressed out over looking at the finish line. Stress is something that is an outside thing. Stress is an anxiety.
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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.
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It's nice to have writers write nice things about you and guys on radio and TV say nice things about you, but the guy who's in the locker next to you is the one you play the game for.
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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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Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.
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I never concerned myself with other people's decisions.
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I knew what the Dodgers uniform represented as a kid growing up in Brooklyn.
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Whatever sport you're looking at, it's usually the team that makes the least mistakes that has the most success.
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First of all, you want umpires to call what they see. In the case of fair or foul, the smartest thing is to call the ball fair. Because if it's called foul and ruled fair, where do we put the runners?
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I felt there was a lot of love in my house. And my mom was, you know, the basis of all that.
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Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me.
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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.
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I won't be managing the Mets. I am closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else.