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.
JOE DIMAGGIOToo many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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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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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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I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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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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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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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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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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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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