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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
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I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.
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Jerry Coleman was the kind of player who made me proud to wear the pinstripes.
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In baseball, you're always moving people around.
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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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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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It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.
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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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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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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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Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is.
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There is no worse emotion than fear.
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Years ago, you never concerned yourself with pitch counts. Now, with statistics telling you that between this number and that number bad things happen to this particular pitcher, you have to pay attention to it. The bullpen has become a huge part of what happens now.
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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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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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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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My wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive.
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Chicago is a pretty good town.
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Boomer is ... Boomer. That pretty much tells you all you need to know
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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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It's not easy to just say you don't want to do something any more.
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