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The game itself is an autonomous game, but everybody is a part of it. No contribution is too small.

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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Baseball
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Small
Everybody
Games
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Autonomous

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Winning is a lot of fun. I remember having a meeting a couple years ago and telling the guys: 'You're not enjoying yourselves.' O'Neill said to me afterwards, 'Skip, it's not fun unless you win.'
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He [Nomar Garciaparra] could go 0-for-10 in rehab and it wouldn't mean anything.
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I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.
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It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.
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I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.
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If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.
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Golf is the only game I know where you call a foul on yourself.
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I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.
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My 12 years in New York were very, very special, the fans were very special, and it's something I will take with me wherever I go and into retirement.
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Years ago, you never concerned yourself with pitch counts. Now, with statistics telling you that between this number and that number bad things happen to this particular pitcher, you have to pay attention to it. The bullpen has become a huge part of what happens now.
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A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished.
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My father wasn't the best role model to me.
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I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.
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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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I've seen that picture before. It was a two-seamer that didn't sink until it hit the upper deck somewhere.
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We can learn from past failures and mistakes, but we shouldn't get stuck there. We can keep future goals in mind, but we shouldn't get stuck there, either. The only way to reach our potential is to focus on what we must do now - this moment, this day - to perform effectively and win.
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My greatest talent is calmness and being positive. I concentrate on what you can do even in the worst of times. You don't judge by last week's errors or lost opportunity.
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That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.
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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.
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In baseball, you're always moving people around.
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