Joe Torre Quotes
Joe Torre offers a wry, seasoned take on baseball perseverance and the long road to a World Series.
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'And I was wondering why it took so long for me to get to a World Series -- 4200+ games, 30+ years ... Well, I guess the Good Lord was just waiting for me to put on the pinstripes.' 1996
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'Is this Groundhog Day?'
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Million Dollar Arm touches on many of the Safe At Home Foundations core values, such as children, teamwork and family.
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'Million Dollar Arm' touches on many of the Safe At Home Foundation's core values, such as children, teamwork and family.
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When I became the manager of the New York Yankees, it was an opportunity to realize my lifelong dream of winning the World Series. We were fortunate enough to succeed in our first season in 1996, and in the years that followed, we wrote some great new chapters in Yankee history.
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It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.
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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.'
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If all of us who love baseball and are doing our jobs, then those who get the game from us will be as proud to be a part of it as we were. And we are. This game is a gift, and I am humbled, very humbled, to accept its greatest honor.
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Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.
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Umpires sometimes have a quick trigger.
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Kids are much more intuitive these days. Not that I'm crazy about what's on TV, but they know so much these days.
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I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.
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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.
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The second you think you've arrived, someone passes you. You have to always be in pursuit.