Quotes from 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.

When you take a job, you don't just accept the pats on the back. You have to accept the kicks in the pants.

I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.

It's huge. You win the first game of the series, you want to win the series.

I felt there was a lot of love in my house. And my mom was, you know, the basis of all that.

There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.

When we lost, I couldn't sleep at night. When we win, I can't sleep at night. But, when you win, you wake up feeling better.

You could have the bases loaded, and you bring up the best pinch-hitter in the world to pinch hit, he hits into a double play, and then all of a sudden: 'How could you do that?'

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.

You hear the word 'cancer,' it scares you. You think of death.

Scott Boras, I've known for a long time. We were both in the Cardinals organization. I'm a lot older than Scott. He's a very tough man, very tough agent.

You know, Mike Milken, the money that he has raised for cancer research has been remarkable.

Unless you have bad times, you can't appreciate the good times.

It just feels good to beat the world champs to be the world champs.

I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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.

Million Dollar Arm touches on many of the Safe At Home Foundations core values, such as children, teamwork and family.

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.

At 7-1, your pitching has obviously controlled that other team. At 16-10, I'm not sure when it's safe.

I'm not very complicated.

One thing you have to realize is that cancer is not something you necessarily cure, but you want to just take care of yourself and extend your life as long as you can.

...in my book success and winning are not always the same thing. To me, success is playing - or working - to the best of your ability.

Chicago is a pretty good town.

Obviously generating revenue is what this is all about anymore, which is sad, but again, you have to find ways to make it work. But, yeah, that's certainly intriguing.