“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.”

“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.”

“Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.”

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

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

“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.”

“You look at a guy who's being brave. He's afraid or he wouldn't be brave. If he isn't afraid he's stupid.”

“On Alex Rodriguez's difficulty performing in clutch situations, Joe Torre writes, "In key situations, he can't get himself to concern himself with getting the job done instead of how it looks. There's a certain freefall you go through when you commit yourself without a guarantee that it's always going to be good. There's a trust and commitment thing that has to allow yourself fail, allow yourself to be embarrassed, allow yourself to be vulnerable”

“Alex Rodriguez seemed not to fit in with the rest of his Yankee teammates. For instance, he wanted a clubhouse attendant personally assigned to him, when there were four or five for the whole team. Seeing the rift between him and the rest of the team and how Rodriguez's major focus on how HE was perceived, Joe Torre suggested in the individual meeting that Rodriguez at least get his own coffee rather than send someone to get it for him. Later that day, Alex Rodriguez made a point of telling the manager that he got his own coffee – drawing attention to himself, even in what was meant to be just an example of how he could fit in with normal behavior.”