Joe Torre Yankees Quotations

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

When you start talking about right-handed hitters for the Yankees who hit 40 home runs, there are only two of them. That's hard to believe, and the other guy is named DiMaggio. You know he's special.

The Yankees want to get Brian done, ... I'd be disappointed if Brian left.

To wind up in Cooperstown is surreal for me. To go into the Hall of Fame is one thing. When you think of all the other Yankees that are in here, it's pretty special. This is just a shrine. To visit it, much less be inducted, it's still sort of unbelievable to me.

Two teams that have meant a great deal in my life are the New York Yankees and Sloan-Kettering.

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 the Yankees go to spring training, you have to be thinking World Series. I don't think that's a disrespect to any other team. It's just understanding the pressure that goes with playing here.

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

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

A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit a sacrifice fly. I couldn't argue. I was 20 years old and just happy to be in the big leagues. And Spahnnie was a good hitter.

I've seen that picture before. It was a two-seamer that didn't sink until it hit the upper deck somewhere.

I feel emptiness, and he probably won't be able to close his eyes for two or three days.

I wish I could paint that picture. As a 20-year-old kid, that was a big thrill.

Boomer is ... Boomer. That pretty much tells you all you need to know

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.

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

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.

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