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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
Baseball
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Everybody
Games
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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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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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I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.
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I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.
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It's not easy to just say you don't want to do something any more.
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