You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
JOE DIMAGGIOI 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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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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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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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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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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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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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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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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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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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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