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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
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
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Sure
Anything
Play
Competitive

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