I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.
JOE DIMAGGIONow I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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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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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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I always thought there was at least one person in the stands who had never seen me play, and I didn’t want to let him 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 no longer have it (desire to play).
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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I thought he had been shot.
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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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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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The absolute worst thing a person can say about your pictures is, ‘”That’s nice.” It’s the kiss of death.
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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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.
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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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