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
I think there’s more of opportunity to win games in the National League than the American League because there are more decisions to make. – Joe Torre
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 tough man, very tough agent. – Joe Torre
Whatever sport you’re looking at, it’s usually the team that makes the least mistakes that has the most success. – Joe Torre
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
It’s my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I’m certainly sensitive to that, and I’m willing to do it. – Joe Torre
Even though I was never a Yankee fan until I put on the uniform, when you think about the deep history of this organization, you always knew what the Yankees represented. – Joe Torre
Kids are much more intuitive these days. Not that I’m crazy about what’s on TV, but they know so much these days. – Joe Torre
Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me. – Joe Torre
When we lost, I couldn’t sleep at night. When we win, I can’t sleep at night. But, when you win, you wake up feeling better. – Joe Torre
As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don’t control anything but what you do. – Joe Torre
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
It’s something you hope doesn’t happen. 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
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