It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
JOE DIMAGGIOA 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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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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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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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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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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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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If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don’t do it, and it won’t happen.
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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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There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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When you have five or six potential hall of famers on your team … that’s when you win penants and championships. The only thing you have to be concerned about is getting the ballplayers to bed on time.
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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