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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.

Joe Torre

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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
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Brooklyn
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Joseph Paul Torre
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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 feel emptiness, and he probably won't be able to close his eyes for two or three days.
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That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.
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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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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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Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is.
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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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