Joe Torre Quotes

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• A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished.
• You look at a guy who's being brave. He's afraid, or he wouldn't be brave. If he isn't afraid, he's stupid.
• 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…
• Don't be afraid to fail, encourage your talent, and use your heart. And never be unprepared
• You don't catch the knuckleball, you defend against it.
• Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is,
• 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…
• We can learn from past failures and mistakes, but we shouldn't get stuck there. We can keep future goals in mind, but we shouldn't get…
• Unless you have bad times, you can't appreciate the good times.
• My greatest talent is calmness and being positive. I concentrate on what you can do even in the worst of times. You don't judge by…
• The game itself is an autonomous game, but everybody is a part of it. No contribution is too small.
• Tommy (Lasorda) will eat anything, as long as you pay for it.
• Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.
• Watching other teams in the World Series is like watching somebody else eat a Hot Fudge Sundae.
• ...in my book success and winning are not always the same thing. To me, success is playing - or working - to the best of…
• 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…
• There is no worse emotion than fear.
• If you do the best you can, you never have to look back.
• 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…
• 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…

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