Top 105 Quotes by Joe Torre

First of all, you want umpires to call what they see. In the case of fair or foul, the smartest thing is to call the ball fair. Because if it's called foul and ruled fair, where do we put the runners?

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 wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive.

People are proud of their players.

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.

It's nice to have writers write nice things about you and guys on radio and TV say nice things about you, but the guy who's in the locker next to you is the one you play the game for.

That's the sign of a good relationship, when you can pick up a phone and it doesn't matter when the last time you spoke was.

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.

We've got to decide, how much replay do we want? Because if you start doing it from the first inning to the ninth inning, you may have to time the game with a calendar.

I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.