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If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.

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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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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I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.
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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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You know, Mike Milken, the money that he has raised for cancer research has been remarkable.
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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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We can learn from past failures and mistakes, but we shouldn't get stuck there. We can keep future goals in mind, but we shouldn't get stuck there, either. The only way to reach our potential is to focus on what we must do now - this moment, this day - to perform effectively and win.
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