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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
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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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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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It's not easy to just say you don't want to do something any more.
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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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There is no worse emotion than fear.
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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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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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Boomer is ... Boomer. That pretty much tells you all you need to know
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I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.
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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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Unless you have bad times, you can't appreciate the good times.
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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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I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.
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You're always in the storm's eye, so to speak, when you're with the Yankees.
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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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Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.
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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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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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