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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
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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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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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A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished.
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Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.
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Tommy (Lasorda) will eat anything, as long as you pay for it.
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It's my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do it.
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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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When I was a teenager and my brother Frank was in the World Series in '57 and '58 against the Yankees, Braves winning in '57 and the Yankees in '58, little did I know the next time these two teams would meet in the World Series, I would be managing the Yankees.
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I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.
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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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Chicago is a pretty good town.
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Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is.
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I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.
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I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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In baseball, you're always moving people around.
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Golf is the only game I know where you call a foul on yourself.
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If a club is winning, you never pay attention to a guy who's 0-for-10. If a club is losing, all of a sudden you'll find that he's the main reason why you're losing, which is absurd for me.
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My greatest talent is calmness and being positive. I concentrate on what you can do even in the worst of times. You don't judge by last week's errors or lost opportunity.
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I've seen that picture before. It was a two-seamer that didn't sink until it hit the upper deck somewhere.
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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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