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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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If a club is winning, you never pay attention to a guy who's 0-for-10. If a club is losing, all of a sudden you'll find that he's the main reason why you're losing, which is absurd for me.
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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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Golf is the only game I know where you call a foul on yourself.
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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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I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.
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I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.
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Boomer is ... Boomer. That pretty much tells you all you need to know
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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 know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.
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Winning is a lot of fun. I remember having a meeting a couple years ago and telling the guys: 'You're not enjoying yourselves.' O'Neill said to me afterwards, 'Skip, it's not fun unless you win.'
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I can understand the fact you don't want the ball slipping out of a pitcher's hand because someone can get hurt.
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I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.
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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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You can't win the Kentucky Derby unless you're on a thoroughbred.
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I have no problem with cheating. Whatever you can get away with.
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I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.
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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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In baseball, you're always moving people around.
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I think that winning creates chemistry, as opposed to other way around. I've been on a lot of friendly teams that couldn't win, trust me.
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