Joe Torre Quotes on Work & Career (7 Quotes)

I was very fortunate. I never reached a crossroads in my career. When I became manager, that ended my playing career it wasn't a decision I had to make.

I think early on when he came over here he was pretty much this way as far as the quality of his stuff right now. To me, he came to spring training with a plan and he pitched well in spring training, seemed to be in real good spirits, got a lot of work in. To me, his command is better than it's been in a few years.

It really takes a lot to convince yourself on that Minor League side that the work is the same. It's the mental part the physical part, maybe you can convince yourself.

He feels good he's just a little impatient with himself because his rhythm is off. I told him to put that out of his mind. The only concern we have is that the shoulder and the arm work.

He came to spring training with a plan. He pitched well, seemed to be in real good spirits, got a lot of work in. His command is better than it's been for a few years.

The number of years he's pitched so effectively is ridiculous. It's still brand new for him. To me, that's all about what's important. I'm sure he's excited that it's still important. It's not a job for him. It's a profession, but there are other people who rely on him.

That was the idea. We haven't made anything official because we wait until a little later just to make sure everybody is getting the work in.