Just two words: a masterpiece.
JOE DIMAGGIOWhen 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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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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I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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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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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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You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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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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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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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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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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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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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