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 DIMAGGIOIf 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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Baseball didn’t really get into my blood until I knocked off that hitting streak. Getting a daily hit became more important to me than eating, drinking or sleeping.
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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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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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You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
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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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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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