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Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is.

Joe Torre

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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
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That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.
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I never concerned myself with other people's decisions.
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I do love the feeling of a big win. But you don't have to have a World Series ring to be a winner. A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished. Being able to get the most from their ability. That's what characterizes a winner.
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I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.
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