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

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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
Appreciate
Unless
Times
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I never concerned myself with other people's decisions.
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I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.
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I have no problem with cheating. Whatever you can get away with.
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I can understand the fact you don't want the ball slipping out of a pitcher's hand because someone can get hurt.
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That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.
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People are proud of their players.
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I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.
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I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.
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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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Boomer is ... Boomer. That pretty much tells you all you need to know
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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.
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