658 Quotes by Joe Torre

I don't want to go through this again. That wasn't the case the other day. Sandy Koufax tips his pitches. It didn't keep him out of the Hall of Fame.

That lacked respect last night. Winning and losing had nothing to do with it. I just thought it was time to acknowledge what he's done here.

That ball about took his hand off. It was hit hard, but it was a play he's made before.

There's only one place to manage in my estimation, ... It's been the best time I've ever had, these 10 years.

He's not overpowering, so he needs to locate a lot better than he did last night and than he's done lately, ... But you know he's not going to wilt from the pressure, which is a plus. He just needs to be a little more consistent.

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.

My only concern was that he'd alienate himself from the rest of the club but I didn't see that happen.

Things like that happen. That's why baseball is so unpredictable. You don't play it by the clock. You can't freeze the ball. You have to get every single out, and every single one of those outs, especially the last five or six, are very tough to get.

It's nice to have the opportunity to win every year but it wears on you to know you have to win the World Series for it to be deemed a good year,