I feel emptiness, and he probably won't be able to close his eyes for two or three days. Joe Torre More Quotes by Joe Torre More Quotes From Joe Torre You know, Mike Milken, the money that he has raised for cancer research has been remarkable. Joe Torre cancerremarkableresearch Every time I pull somebody out of the bullpen, I believe he can do the job. I have to believe it. If he doesn't, hopefully he will do it the next time. Joe Torre nextjobsbelieve I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Joe Torre los-angelesuniquesuccessful If I intimidate people, that's not my intention. Joe Torre intimidatingintentionpeople I won't be managing the Mets. I am closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else. Joe Torre closingmetsdoors Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves. Joe Torre teambaseballsports Baseball has changed dramatically since I began my tenure with the Yankees. Joe Torre yankeeschangedbaseball When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, 'You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to do anything else.' Well, I took his advice. It was a quick way to get to the big leagues, and I've never regretted it. Joe Torre brotherleagueyears 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. Joe Torre new-yorkretirementyears A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit a sacrifice fly. I couldn't argue. I was 20 years old and just happy to be in the big leagues. And Spahnnie was a good hitter. Joe Torre yankeessacrificeyears I met Tiger Woods, and I looked in his eyes - and I saw Derek Jeter. They don't have to tell people they're good. They just prove it by the way they love the competition. Joe Torre competitioneyepeople 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 basesplayworld You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for Strike 1, and you think, 'I could have hit that.' Joe Torre leaguestuffthinking My wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive. Joe Torre my-wifewifesometimes There is no worse emotion than fear. Joe Torre emotion When I was a teenager and my brother Frank was in the World Series in '57 and '58 against the Yankees, Braves winning in '57 and the Yankees in '58, little did I know the next time these two teams would meet in the World Series, I would be managing the Yankees. Joe Torre teenagerteambrother I don't think there's any player that's more talented than Alex Rodriguez. He cares very deeply about doing well. Baseball is his life. He puts a lot of pressure on himself. Joe Torre playerbaseballthinking 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. Joe Torre yankeesdonejobs It just feels good to beat the world champs to be the world champs. Joe Torre beatsfeel-goodworld Boomer is ... Boomer. That pretty much tells you all you need to know Joe Torre boomersyankeesneeds
