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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.

Joe DiMaggio

If I were sitting down with George Steinbrenner (to discuss a salary) and based on what Dave Winfield got for his statistics, I’d have to say, ‘George, you and I are about to become partners.’
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Based Country Dave Discuss Down People Person Salary Statistic Winfield Writing
Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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Ball Belong Kid League Major Many Play Today Too
I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.
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Club Feel Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate
I no longer have it (desire to play).
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Desire Longer No Play
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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Ball Bend Body Chase Command Enfiled Forward Immediately Peg Run Scoop Start
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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Give Motivation Nobody Else Something
Just two words: a masterpiece.
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Jsut Masterpeiece Two Word
I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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Actor Ballplayer
There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
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Always Best Kid Seeing Future Some Time
I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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Best Day Every First Know Play Seeing Someone Time
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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Bat Before Crack Long Meaningless Motion Outfielder Phrase Romantic Since Totally
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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Absolute Death Kiss Nice Person Picture Say Thing Worst
A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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Become Best Doing Example Leader Natural Person
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.
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Club Feel Like 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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Before Kid never Play Reason Seen Some Somewhere
After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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After Big Country Hit League Page People Peron Ready

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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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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