Joe Torre
Joe Torre
Joseph Paul "Joe" Torreis an American professional baseball executive, serving in the capacity of Major League Baseball'schief baseball officer since 2011. A former player, manager and television color commentator, Torre ranks fifth all-time in MLB history with 2,326 wins as a manager. With 2,342 hits during his playing career, Torre is the only major leaguer to achieve both 2,000 hits and 2,000 wins as a manager. From 1996 to 2007, he was the manager of the New York Yankees, whom...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth18 July 1940
CountryUnited States of America
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 stuck there, either. The only way to reach our potential is to focus on what we must do now - this moment, this day - to perform effectively and win.
Boomer is ... Boomer. That pretty much tells you all you need to know
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.'
My relationship with George Steinbrenner was great. He was the boss, and I accepted that.
Million Dollar Arm touches on many of the Safe At Home Foundations core values, such as children, teamwork and family.
You know, Mike Milken, the money that he has raised for cancer research has been remarkable.
You hear the word 'cancer,' it scares you. You think of death.
Umpires sometimes have a quick trigger.
I've been very, very fortunate. I never had to work for a living.
Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.
It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.
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.
I won't be managing the Mets. I am closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else.
I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.