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Joe Torre Biography

Joseph Paul Torre (/ˈtɔːri/; born July 18, 1940) is an American professional baseball executive, serving in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseball officer since 2011. A former player, manager and television color commentator, Torre ranks fifth all-time in MLB history with 2,326 wins as a manager. With 2,342 hits during his playing career, Torre is the only major leaguer to achieve both 2,000 hits and 2,000 wins as a manager. From 1996 to 2007, he was the manager of the New York Yankees and guided the team to four World Series championships.

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Jerry Coleman was the kind of player who made me proud to wear the pinstripes.

Coleman, Kind, Pinstripes, Player, Proud

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. '

Couple, Fun, Guys, Having, Win, Winning

Watching other teams in the World Series is like watching somebody else eat a Hot Fudge Sundae.

Fudge, Hot, Ice Cream, Team, Watching, World

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.

Attitude, Calmness, Errors, Judge, Opportunity, Talent

If you do the best you can, you never have to look back.

Back, Do The Best, Ifs, Look, Looks

If all of us who love baseball and are doing our jobs, then those who get the game from us will be as proud to be a part of it as we were. And we are. This game is a gift, and I am humbled, very humbled, to accept its greatest honor.

Accept, Baseball, Game, Games, Gift, Jobs

Not that managing in the American League is easy, but this is certainly different. I'll have to have somebody poke me in the rear end when I have a pitcher that's going to hit.

Different, Easy, Hit, League, Managing, Rear

Don't be afraid to fail, encourage your talent, and use your heart. And never be unprepared

Heart, Talent, Unprepared, Use

It just feels good to beat the world champs to be the world champs.

Beats, Champs, Feel Good, Good, World

After you manage the Yankees for 12 years, it's really tough to envision going somewhere else. But then the Dodgers called.

Dodgers, Envision, Somewhere Else, Yankees, Years

Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is.

Baseball, Game, Games, Perfect

I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.

Bells, Deeply, Loss, Shocked, Umpires

It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.

Firsts, Loser, Mean, Nice, Winner

In baseball, you're always moving people around.

Baseball, Moving, People

I met Tiger Woods, and I looked in his eyes - and I saw Derek Jeter. They don't have to tell people they're good. They just prove it by the way they love the competition.

Competition, Eye, Good, Met, People

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.

Absurd, Attention, Guy, Losing, Winning

You look at a guy who's being brave. He's afraid, or he wouldn't be brave. If he isn't afraid, he's stupid.

Brave, Guy, Look, Stupid

Baseball has changed dramatically since I began my tenure with the Yankees.

Baseball, Changed, Dramatically, Tenure, Yankees

St. Louis has always been special to me.

Louis, Special, Special To Me

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

Easy, Say, Want

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