When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
JOE DIMAGGIOI think there are some players born to play ball.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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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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A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That’s why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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The reason I play so hard is that somewhere out there is some kid who has never seen me play before, and I don’t want to disappoint him.
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I always thought there was at least one person in the stands who had never seen me play, and I didn’t want to let him down.
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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.
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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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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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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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If I were sitting down with George Steinbrenner (to discuss a salary) and based on what Dave Winfield got for his statistics, I’d have to say, ‘George, you and I are about to become partners.’
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don’t do it, and it won’t happen.
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