All pitchers are born pitchers.
JOE DIMAGGIOAt my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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 played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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I thought he had been shot.
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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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We need a hit, so here I go.
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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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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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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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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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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I’m proud to have been a Yankee. But I have found more happiness and contentment since I came back home to San Francisco than any man has a right to deserve. This is the friendliest city in the world.
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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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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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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.
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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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