658 Quotes by Joe Torre

What we need is length out of our starting pitchers. Moose probably needs another start or two before he gets there. El Duque is still developing arm strength. The one thing we've always stressed here during our success is the role of the starting pitchers. That's where it all begins for us.

Winning is a lot of fun. I remember having a meeting a couple years ago and telling the guys: 'You're not enjoying yourselves.' O'Neill said to me afterwards, 'Skip, it's not fun unless you win.'

We didn't use the word love, but it was pretty warm. It was something more than cordial.

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.

We're gritty right now. We're grinding through games an inning at a time.

I think that winning creates chemistry, as opposed to other way around. I've been on a lot of friendly teams that couldn't win, trust me.

We're grinding these games out, playing nine innings.

We've never been intimidated by the road. We're as set psychologically as we could be.

I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.