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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.

Joe DiMaggio

Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Accept Country Everything People Person Play Thrill Watch
There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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Center Nobody Take Until Up
I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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Actor Ballplayer
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 DIMAGGIO

Bat Before Crack Long Meaningless Motion Outfielder Phrase Romantic Since Totally
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
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Apologize Cab Driver Guy Later Over Serious Thirty Years
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Club Feel Like Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate
We need a hit, so here I go.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Go Here Hot Need
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
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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Back Come Contentment Country Found Happiness More Proud Since Yankee
I thought he had been shot.
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Been Had Shot Thought
I think there are some players born to play ball.
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Ball Born Play Player Some Think
Just two words: a masterpiece.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Jsut Masterpeiece Two Word
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?’
JOE DIMAGGIO

Ball Bend Body Chase Command Enfiled Forward Immediately Peg Run Scoop Start
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Baseball Blood Get Hit Into Kock Really Streak Until
I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Club Feel Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate

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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