Joe Torre Quotes
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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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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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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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I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.
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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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I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.
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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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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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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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The Dodgers to me are the Yankees of the National League.
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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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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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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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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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I never concerned myself with other people's decisions.
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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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Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.
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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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When you take a job, you don't just accept the pats on the back. You have to accept the kicks in the pants.
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I knew what the Dodgers uniform represented as a kid growing up in Brooklyn.
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My father wasn't the best role model to 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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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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Whatever sport you're looking at, it's usually the team that makes the least mistakes that has the most success.