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Jerry Coleman was the kind of player who made me proud to wear the pinstripes.

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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
Coleman
Jerry
Wear
Proud
Player
Made
Kind

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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'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.
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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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