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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
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Joseph Paul Torre
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That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.
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He [Nomar Garciaparra] could go 0-for-10 in rehab and it wouldn't mean anything.
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I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.
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My father wasn't the best role model to me.
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Golf is the only game I know where you call a foul on yourself.
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I never concerned myself with other people's decisions.
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I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.
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I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.
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You know, Mike Milken, the money that he has raised for cancer research has been remarkable.
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I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.
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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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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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Unless you have bad times, you can't appreciate the good times.
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People are proud of their players.
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Boomer is ... Boomer. That pretty much tells you all you need to know
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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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One win­ter, when I was 12, my older brother Frank (20) said to my father, 'We want you out of the house. We don't want any­thing other than the house we live in. We don't want any­thing from you. Just leave.' And he left.
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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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The game itself is an autonomous game, but everybody is a part of it. No contribution is too small.
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Jerry Coleman was the kind of player who made me proud to wear the pinstripes.
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