658 Quotes by Joe Torre

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    When we get to that point, we'll probably know (what to do), ... If we have to make a tough decision, we'll make a tough decision.

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    When we get to that point, we'll probably know, ... If it's a tough decision, we'll make a tough decision. But I don't know what we're going to do. Mel has written it down all the way to the end of the season, but there are a lot of scratch-outs.

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    One win­ter, when I was 12, my older brother Frank (20) said to my father, 'We want you out of the house. We don't want any­thing other than the house we live in. We don't want any­thing from you. Just leave.' And he left.

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    With negotiations, you never know what's going to happen.

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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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    We're getting some opportunities and not coming through. When you want something bad enough, you can go out there and try a little too hard. We're just not generating anything right now.

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    We can learn from past failures and mistakes, but we shouldn't get stuck there. We can keep future goals in mind, but we shouldn't get stuck there, either. The only way to reach our potential is to focus on what we must do now - this moment, this day - to perform effectively and win.

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