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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
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Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
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In baseball, you're always moving people around.
Joe Torre
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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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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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Every time I pull somebody out of the bullpen, I believe he can do the job. I have to believe it. If he doesn't, hopefully he will do it the next time.
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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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Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.
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If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.
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There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.
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I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.
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My wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive.
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I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.
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Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.
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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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When we lost I couldn't sleep at night. When we win I can't sleep at night. But when you win, you wake up feeling better
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We've got to decide, how much replay do we want? Because if you start doing it from the first inning to the ninth inning, you may have to time the game with a calendar.
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My father wasn't the best role model to me.
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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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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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Baseball, while you're doing it, you think it's going to last forever.
Joe Torre