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.
JOE DIMAGGIOThere’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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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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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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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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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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There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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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’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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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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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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