658 Quotes by Joe Torre

You could have the bases loaded, and you bring up the best pinch-hitter in the world to pinch hit, he hits into a double play, and then all of a sudden: ‘How could you do that?’

If I intimidate people, that’s not my intention.

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.

Whatever sport you’re looking at, it’s usually the team that makes the least mistakes that has the most success.

It’s nice to be in first place. But just because you’re not on a winner doesn’t mean you’re a loser.

When you sign on to do a job, you hope you’ll be able to get it done. But that’s not always in your control.

I think there’s more of opportunity to win games in the National League than the American League because there are more decisions to make.

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.’

When you take a job, you don’t just accept the pats on the back. You have to accept the kicks in the pants.