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That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.

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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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Stress is something that is sort of out of your control. You get stressed out over looking at the finish line. Stress is something that is an outside thing. Stress is an anxiety.
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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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You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for Strike 1, and you think, 'I could have hit that.'
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I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.
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If a club is winning, you never pay attention to a guy who's 0-for-10. If a club is losing, all of a sudden you'll find that he's the main reason why you're losing, which is absurd for me.
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You can't win the Kentucky Derby unless you're on a thoroughbred.
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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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Obviously generating revenue is what this is all about anymore, which is sad, but again, you have to find ways to make it work. But, yeah, that's certainly intriguing.
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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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Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.
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If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.
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It's my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do 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 wish I could paint that picture. As a 20-year-old kid, that was a big thrill.
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Baseball has changed dramatically since I began my tenure with the Yankees.
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I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.
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Unless you have bad times, you can't appreciate the good times.
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He [Nomar Garciaparra] could go 0-for-10 in rehab and it wouldn't mean anything.
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Baseball, while you're doing it, you think it's going to last forever.
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