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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
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I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.
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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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My wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive.
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I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.
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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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In baseball, you're always moving people around.
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When I was coming home from school as a youngster, and I saw my dad's car in the driveway, I would go to a friend's house. I connected my dad being there with fear.
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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 wish I could paint that picture. As a 20-year-old kid, that was a big thrill.
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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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I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.
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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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That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.
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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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If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.
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You can't win the Kentucky Derby unless you're on a thoroughbred.
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Respect is the word I want. You have to earn it. You give, and you get it in return, that's how I see it.
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Stress is something that is sort of out of your control. You get stressed out over looking at the finish line. Stress is something that is an outside thing. Stress is an anxiety.
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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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You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for Strike 1, and you think, 'I could have hit that.'
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