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 always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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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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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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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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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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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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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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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The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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