Joe Torre York Quotations

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

He comes with a lot of confidence and yet a lot of awareness on what needs to be done. He's going to emerge as one of the leaders to go along with the others we have in the lineup, because he's taken to being in New York with great ease.

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.

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

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 don't care who you are. I don't care how much success you've had. New York is different than any place you've ever been.

How come certain guys come to New York and have trouble handling this, that and the other thing? Well, these guys came with no expectations, let's admit it. There wasn't anybody holding their breath to see what they were going to do and they had a chance, I think, to pitch as opposed to try and talk about it.