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Baseball Quotes by Joe Torre

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Baseball is described as a team sport where each player still acts on his own. The speaker says the World Series was the only thing that ever truly mattered to him. He also mentions that the National League offers more chances to make decisions than the American League.

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Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is,

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The Dodgers to me are the Yankees of the National League.

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

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You don't catch the knuckleball, you defend against it.

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Home-plate collisions are something you cannot ignore.

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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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In baseball, you're always moving people around.

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As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because... you either loved them or you hated…

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Major league baseball is about the history of the game. Baseball history is so important. It's so much more than money.

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You're always in the storm's eye, so to speak, when you're with the Yankees.

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I think there's more of opportunity to win games in the National League than the American League because there are more decisions…

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There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.

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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.

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

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Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.

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Scott Boras, I've known for a long time. We were both in the Cardinals organization. I'm a lot older than Scott. He's…

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Even though I was never a Yankee fan until I put on the uniform, when you think about the deep history of…

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I do love the feeling of a big win. But you don't have to have a World Series ring to be a…

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When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, 'You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to…

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A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit…

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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…

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Not that managing in the American League is easy, but this is certainly different. I'll have to have somebody poke me in…

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You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the…

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Spring Training is a fun time for me.

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

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Baseball has always been filled with negative statistics.

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I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.

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When we lost I couldn't sleep at night. When we win I can't sleep at night. But when you win, you wake…

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

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Jerry Coleman was the kind of player who made me proud to wear the pinstripes.

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I knew what the Dodgers uniform represented as a kid growing up in Brooklyn.

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

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At 7-1, your pitching has obviously controlled that other team. At 16-10, I'm not sure when it's safe.

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I can understand the fact you don't want the ball slipping out of a pitcher's hand because someone can get hurt.

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I've enjoyed my time in the American League, the fans of Southern California and other friendships.

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Baseball has changed dramatically since I began my tenure with the Yankees.

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As a supporter of the Prostate Cancer Foundation and their Home Run Challenge program, I am extremely grateful for the valuable partnerships…

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Every time I pull somebody out of the bullpen, I believe he can do the job. I have to believe it. If…

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Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.

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.

I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.

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.

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

Scott Boras, I've known for a long time. We were both in the Cardinals organization. I'm a lot older than Scott. He's a very…

I'm not very complicated.

Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me.