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It's not easy to just say you don't want to do something any more.

Joe Torre

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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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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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I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.
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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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The game itself is an autonomous game, but everybody is a part of it. No contribution is too small.
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I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.
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