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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.

Joe DiMaggio

You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Feel Hardest Ought Run Worst
You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you’re a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen.
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Always Day Get Go How Kick Many Matter No Open Special Through
Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Accept Country Everything People Person Play Thrill Watch
I think there are some players born to play ball.
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Ball Born Play Player Some Think
The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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Against Catch Come Fence Outfielder Skill Test
If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could.
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Anyone Big Each Other Family Help Kid Know League Made Minute One Practice Three
The absolute worst thing a person can say about your pictures is, ‘”That’s nice.” It’s the kiss of death.
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Absolute Death Kiss Nice Person Picture Say Thing Worst
You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to ‘Run forward, bend, scoop up the ball, peg it to the infield,’ then your body says, ‘Who me?’
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Ball Bend Body Chase Command Enfiled Forward Immediately Peg Run Scoop Start
I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.
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Club Feel Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate
There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
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Always Best Kid Seeing Future Some Time
I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates. I had a poor year, but even if I had hit .350, this would have been my last year. I was full of aches an pains and it had become a chore for me to play. When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Club Feel Like Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate
I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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Best Day Every First Know Play Seeing Someone Time
The phrase ‘off with the crack of the bat’, while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat.
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Bat Before Crack Long Meaningless Motion Outfielder Phrase Romantic Since Totally
I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Actor Ballplayer
When you have five or six potential hall of famers on your team … that’s when you win penants and championships. The only thing you have to be concerned about is getting the ballplayers to bed on time.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Championship Famer Five Pennant Potential Six Team Win
I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn’t know what a quote was. I thought it was some kind of soft drink.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Ask Drink Kind Quote Remember Reporter Soft Some Thought

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