Joe Torre

“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.”

“In baseball, you're always moving people around.”

“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.”

“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'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.”

“Chicago is a pretty good town.”

“If a club is winning, you never pay attention to a guy who's 0-for-10. If a club is losing, all of a sudden you'll find that he's the main reason why you're losing, which is absurd for me.”

“I won't be managing the Mets. I am closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else.”

“There's only one New York.”

“Home-plate collisions are something you cannot ignore.”

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

“When I became the manager of the New York Yankees, it was an opportunity to realize my lifelong dream of winning the World Series. We were fortunate enough to succeed in our first season in 1996, and in the years that followed, we wrote some great new chapters in Yankee history.”

“Baseball has always been filled with negative statistics.”

“In regards to steroids, I think we're all to blame, all of baseball. I never realized how far-reaching this problem has been.”

“Getting fired is what happens to a manager sooner or later.”

“TV is not accurate.”

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

“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.”

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

“With negotiations, you never know what's going to happen.”