When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, 'You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to do anything else.' Well, I took his advice. It was a quick way to get to the big leagues, and I've never regretted it.


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In situations like that, I am. I was so elated for the team, but for this kid . . . We've sent him b...
JOE TORRE
Mel has taken on the role of Gator. He'll volunteer stuff, but he knows that's not his job. Last yea...
JOE TORRE
It's far from cut and dry, so that's why I didn't even want to deal with it. There's no rationale th...
JOE TORRE
There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.
JOE TORRE
I'm going to address that at the end of the season. Keep a list of all the things you want to ask me...
JOE TORRE
With how hard he works, how many pitches he throws, what we see, we'll decide if Thursday is an opti...
JOE TORRE
I felt good leaving camp last year. I felt we had the deepest pitching staff we'd had. There are mor...
JOE TORRE
Bernie was great. The assist on Crawford isn't easy, a catch in left-center field, a couple of base ...
JOE TORRE
Phillips was perfectly fine with it, but I wanted to talk to him anyway. It doesn't mean he's not go...
JOE TORRE
That sort of broke the ice,
JOE TORRE
He's throwing hard. He had a couple that where really close shaves. But Randy was good.
JOE TORRE
It's certainly disappointing, ... Especially when you have a three-run lead and Randy pitching ... E...
JOE TORRE
I had to not only hear it, but hear the tone in which it was said, ... George and I have not spoken....
JOE TORRE
He bounced back and got the three outs. He just has to get a little more consistent with his command...
JOE TORRE
That's what goes with who you are, how much you make, all of that. It's part of the equation, unfort...
JOE TORRE
He was satisfied with the way he felt. He misguided a couple of pitches, but aside from that, he got...
JOE TORRE
Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.
JOE TORRE
As far as we know it's not related to anything other than it's uncomfortable for him. I don't think ...
JOE TORRE
They can be a pest offensively. They can do a lot of things. There's no giveaways there offensively....
JOE TORRE
That was the idea. We haven't made anything official because we wait until a little later just to ma...
JOE TORRE
If it goes seven games, it's seven separate seasons. Each game lives on its own merit.
JOE TORRE
I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.
JOE TORRE
First of all, you want umpires to call what they see. In the case of fair or foul, the smartest thin...
JOE TORRE
A gentleman holds my hand.
A man pulls my hair.
A soulmate will do both.
ALESSANDRA TORRE
(Regarding Marriage) Both people need to care deeply about the other person, to put the other’s ne...
ALESSANDRA TORRE
I'm done. I don't need anything more out of life. I have you, and that's enough.
ALESSANDRA TORRE
There is nothing like young love. It comes at a time before the heart knows to protect itself, when ...
ALESSANDRA TORRE
They seemed to be asleep a lot on the baseline. I just concentrated on getting there.
TORRE JOHNSON
Star light. Star bright. First star I see tonight. I wish I may, wish I might. Not kill those whom m...
A.R. TORRE
The heart is stubborn. It holds onto love despite what sense and emotion tells it. And it is often, ...
ALESSANDRA TORRE
The true measure of a man is how he treats you when others are not looking.
ALESSANDRA TORRE
When had I gotten so afraid of love and hope that I strangled it to death with my insecurity? Maybe ...
ALESSANDRA TORRE
I hate society’s notion that there is something wrong with sex. Something wrong with a woman who l...
ALESSANDRA TORRE
There are a few (film) festivals in Georgia. One of the biggest is in Atlanta. Savannah has a big on...
GREG TORRE
Competition for entertainment projects has become increasingly competitive and the state legislature...
GREG TORRE
Some percentage of the business will go back. But some percentage will be more cautious.
GREG TORRE
Their incentives hurt us. They caught all of us — South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida — off-gu...
GREG TORRE
But we're definitely seeing an increase in interest in what we have to offer.
GREG TORRE
I stare across the table at Jeremy, and wonder if I will make it through our first date without tryi...
ALESSANDRA TORRE
First it was come back, then it was go. We're just trying to do what they tell us and get a few thin...
KAREN TORRE
First it was come back, then it was go.
KAREN TORRE
We're trying to walk for the people who can't walk.
TORRE MILLS
I don’t mind being killer-crazy, but I don’t want to be loony-bin-crazy. That would probably be ...
A.R. TORRE
God's dreams for us is far better than our own. He desires that we be able to maximize every potenti...
RU DELA TORRE
Compromise is only comfortable to the man who is outside the presence of God.
JOE JOE DAWSON