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Joe Torre
American
Athlete
Born:
Jul 18
,
1940
First
Me
People
Think
Time
You
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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.
Joe Torre
You
Winner
First
Nice
First Place
Because
Loser
Just
Just Because
Place
Mean
There's nothing that can replace the feeling of winning.
Joe Torre
Feeling
Nothing
Winning
Replace
I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.
Joe Torre
Winner
Believe
Fail
Afraid
Anybody
Who
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.
Joe Torre
Me
Trust
Win
Chemistry
Think
Other
Way
Winning
Around
Opposed
Been
Lot
Trust Me
Friendly
Creates
Teams
As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because... you either loved them or you hated them.
Joe Torre
Me
You
National
Hated
League
Because
Dodgers
Yankees
Were
Loved
Either
Them
Player
You can't win the Kentucky Derby unless you're on a thoroughbred.
Joe Torre
You
Win
Unless
Thoroughbred
Derby
Kentucky
If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.
Joe Torre
People
Intimidate
Intention
I won't be managing the Mets. I am closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else.
Joe Torre
Everybody
Everybody Else
Else
Am
Mets
Managing
Closing
Door
I don't think there's any player that's more talented than Alex Rodriguez. He cares very deeply about doing well. Baseball is his life. He puts a lot of pressure on himself.
Joe Torre
Life
Pressure
Think
Cares
About
More
He
Puts
Talented
Well
Himself
Doing
His
Lot
Very
Rodriguez
Than
Any
Baseball
Deeply
Player
Alex
Chicago is a pretty good town.
Joe Torre
Good
Pretty
Pretty Good
Town
Chicago
You know, Mike Milken, the money that he has raised for cancer research has been remarkable.
Joe Torre
You
Money
Cancer
Research
Has-Been
Remarkable
He
Know
Been
Mike
Raised
One thing you have to realize is that cancer is not something you necessarily cure, but you want to just take care of yourself and extend your life as long as you can.
Joe Torre
Life
You
Yourself
Cancer
Care
Long
One Thing
Something
Take
Take Care
Cure
Just
Want
Realize
Your
Extend
Thing
Necessarily
I felt there was a lot of love in my house. And my mom was, you know, the basis of all that.
Joe Torre
Love
Mom
You
Know
House
Felt
Lot
Basis
My relationship with George Steinbrenner was great. He was the boss, and I accepted that.
Joe Torre
Great
Relationship
Boss
He
Accepted
George
When you take a job, you don't just accept the pats on the back. You have to accept the kicks in the pants.
Joe Torre
You
Job
Back
Pants
Kicks
Take
Accept
Just
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.
Joe Torre
You
Better
Old
Advice
Big
Become
Too
Else
Took
Way
Frank
Brother
Never
Catcher
Leagues
Well
Because
Said
His
Years
Quick
Big Leagues
Get
Anything
Anything Else
Regretted
Fat
I think there's more of opportunity to win games in the National League than the American League because there are more decisions to make.
Joe Torre
Win
Opportunity
National
Think
More
League
Make
Because
Than
American
Decisions
American League
Games
Spring Training is a fun time for me.
Joe Torre
Time
Me
Training
Spring
Spring Training
Fun
Fun Time
The Dodgers to me are the Yankees of the National League.
Joe Torre
Me
National
League
Dodgers
Yankees
It's nice to have writers write nice things about you and guys on radio and TV say nice things about you, but the guy who's in the locker next to you is the one you play the game for.
Joe Torre
You
Game
Nice
Say
Locker
TV
About
Guy
Guys
Write
Writers
Next
Radio
Nice Things
Play
Things
There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.
Joe Torre
Time
Will
Everyone
Pennant
Winning
Contribute
Going
Team
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.
Joe Torre
You
Yourself
Control
Member
Make
Sure
Ready
Want
Anything
Team
Play
Competitive
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.
Joe Torre
You
Anxiety
Stress
Finish Line
Looking
Control
Out
Something
Finish
Outside
Over
Sort
Line
Get
Your
Thing
Stressed
Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me.
Joe Torre
Me
Memories
Every
Because
Friendships
Afforded
Where
Place
Special
Each
Played
I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.
Joe Torre
Me
World
Only
Years
The Only Thing
Anything
Meant
Series
Thing
Played
World Series
The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing.
Joe Torre
Me
You
Somebody
Satisfied
Telling
Fact
Reducing
Doing
Salary
Just
Your
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