I thought he had been shot.
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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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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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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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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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 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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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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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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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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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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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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