Joe Torre quotes - page 3

Jerry Coleman was the kind of player who made me proud to wear the pinstripes. (Joe Torre)
People are proud of their players. View quote
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My 12 years in New York were very, very special, the fans were very special, and it's something I will take with me wherever I go and into retirement. View quote
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In baseball, you're always moving people around. View quote
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You have to fix something when it first appears. View quote
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I won't be managing the Mets. I am closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else. View quote
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Baseball has always been filled with negative statistics. View quote
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Golf is the only game I know where you call a foul on yourself. View quote
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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. View quote
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There is no worse emotion than fear. View quote
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Umpires sometimes have a quick trigger. (Joe Torre)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good. View quote
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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. View quote
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I've been very, very fortunate. I never had to work for a living. View quote
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You hear the word 'cancer,' it scares you. You think of death. (Joe Torre)
It's not easy to just say you don't want to do something any more. View quote
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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. View quote
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We've got to decide, how much replay do we want? Because if you start doing it from the first inning to the ninth inning, you may have to time the game with a calendar. View quote
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My wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive. View quote
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