658 Quotes by Joe Torre

Not that managing in the American League is easy, but this is certainly different. I’ll have to have somebody poke me in the rear end when I have a pitcher that’s going to hit.

In baseball, you’re always moving people around.

I’m a very private person, and I don’t want to share stuff with anyone.

Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It’s about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.

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.

The second you think you’ve arrived, someone passes you. You have to always be in pursuit.

You hear the word ‘cancer,’ it scares you. You think of death.

Unless you have bad times, you can’t appreciate the good times.

My greatest talent is calmness and being positive. I concentrate on what you can do even in the worst of times. You don’t judge by last week’s errors or lost opportunity.