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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
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Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
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Every time I pull somebody out of the bullpen, I believe he can do the job. I have to believe it. If he doesn't, hopefully he will do it the next time.
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Baseball, while you're doing it, you think it's going to last forever.
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You're always in the storm's eye, so to speak, when you're with the Yankees.
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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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I never concerned myself with other people's decisions.
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When I was a teenager and my brother Frank was in the World Series in '57 and '58 against the Yankees, Braves winning in '57 and the Yankees in '58, little did I know the next time these two teams would meet in the World Series, I would be managing the Yankees.
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My father wasn't the best role model to me.
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Not that managing in the American League is easy, but this is certainly different. I'll have to have somebody poke me in the rear end when I have a pitcher that's going to hit.
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Baseball has changed dramatically since I began my tenure with the Yankees.
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As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do.
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I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.
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Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.
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We've got to decide, how much replay do we want? Because if you start doing it from the first inning to the ninth inning, you may have to time the game with a calendar.
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I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.
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Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is.
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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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You can't win the Kentucky Derby unless you're on a thoroughbred.
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After you manage the Yankees for 12 years, it's really tough to envision going somewhere else. But then the Dodgers called.
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I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.
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People are proud of their players.
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