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You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for Strike 1, and you think, 'I could have hit that.'

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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
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Joseph Paul 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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That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.
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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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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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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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If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.
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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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Even though I was never a Yankee fan until I put on the uniform, when you think about the deep history of this organization, you always knew what the Yankees represented.
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