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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.

Joe DiMaggio

Now this is over thirty years later and the guy said he was that cab driver. He apologized and he was serious. I felt awful. He might have been spending his whole life thinking he had jinxed me, but I told him he hadn’t. My number was up.
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Apologize Cab Driver Guy Later Over Serious Thirty Years
After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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After Big Country Hit League Page People Peron Ready
I think there are some players born to play ball.
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Ball Born Play Player Some Think
We need a hit, so here I go.
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Go Here Hot Need
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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Before Kid never Play Reason Seen Some Somewhere
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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Club Feel Like Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate
I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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Good Lord Make Thank Want Yankee
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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Based Country Dave Discuss Down People Person Salary Statistic Winfield Writing
You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
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Feel Hardest Ought Run Worst
At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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Age Anything Greatest Happy Just Living My Name
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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Bat Before Crack Long Meaningless Motion Outfielder Phrase Romantic Since Totally
When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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Baseball Game Longer
In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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Ballplayer Case Country People Person Underpaid Very
Motivation is something nobody else can give you. Others can help motivate you, but basically it must come from you and it must be a constant desire to do your very best at all times and under any circumstances.
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Give Motivation Nobody Else Something
The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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Against Catch Come Fence Outfielder Skill Test
It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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Better Country Got People Person Room Tham

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