Joe Torre Quotes - Page 2

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• I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.

  Joe Torre

  Believe, Winner, Failing

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• Baseball, while you're doing it, you think it's going to last forever.

  Joe Torre

  Baseball, Thinking, Forever

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• Respect is the word I want. You have to earn it. You give, and you get it in return, that's how I see it.

  Joe Torre

  Giving, Want, Return

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• I never concerned myself with other people's decisions.

  Joe Torre

  People, Decision, Concerned

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• That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.

  Joe Torre

  Thinking, Reputation, Honest

  "Torre on book: 'It wasn't my intention to shock anybody'". Interview with Larry King, edition.cnn.com. February 2, 2009.

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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.'

  Joe Torre

  Couple, Fun, Winning

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• My relationship with George Steinbrenner was great. He was the boss, and I accepted that.

  Joe Torre

  Boss, Accepted

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• There is no worse emotion than fear.

  Joe Torre

  Emotion

  "The Joe Torre Subtext: Winning the American Way" by Marcia G. Yerman, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 22, 2007.

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• The game itself is an autonomous game, but everybody is a part of it. No contribution is too small.

  Joe Torre

  Baseball, Games, Contribution

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• 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?'

  Joe Torre

  Play, World, Bases

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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.

  Joe Torre

  Nice, Mean, Firsts

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• Tommy (Lasorda) will eat anything, as long as you pay for it.

  Joe Torre

  Long, Pay

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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.

  Joe Torre

  Baseball, Jobs, Games

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• 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.

  Joe Torre

  Team, Winning, Thinking

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

  Joe Torre

  Organization, Broken, Brave

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• After you manage the Yankees for 12 years, it's really tough to envision going somewhere else. But then the Dodgers called.

  Joe Torre

  Yankees, Years, Somewhere Else

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• In regards to steroids, I think we're all to blame, all of baseball. I never realized how far-reaching this problem has been.

  Joe Torre

  Baseball, Thinking, Blame

  "Torre on book: 'It wasn't my intention to shock anybody'". Interview with Larry King, www.cnn.com. February 2, 2009.

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• Golf is the only game I know where you call a foul on yourself.

  Joe Torre

  Golf, Games, Foul

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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.

  Joe Torre

  Brother, Father, Winning

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• We all have different ways to do things.

  Joe Torre

  Different, Way, Different Ways

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• Spring Training is a fun time for me.

  Joe Torre

  Fun, Spring, Training

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• When I was a player and hit into a double play, I felt as if I was letting everyone down.

  Joe Torre

  Player, Play, Felt

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• Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.

  Joe Torre

  Sports, Baseball, Team

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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.

  Joe Torre

  People, Balls, Littles

  "Larry King LIve", nypost.com. February 1, 2009.

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• I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.

  Joe Torre

  Yankees, Hated, Dodgers

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