In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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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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You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
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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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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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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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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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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.
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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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