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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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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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Baseball, while you're doing it, you think it's going to last forever.
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If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.
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In baseball, you're always moving people around.
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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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Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.
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Chicago is a pretty good town.
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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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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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I have no problem with cheating. Whatever you can get away with.
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I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.
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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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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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I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.
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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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My father wasn't the best role model to me.
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I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.
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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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You're always in the storm's eye, so to speak, when you're with the Yankees.
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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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