You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
JOE DIMAGGIOI think there are some players born to play ball.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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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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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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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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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 no longer have it (desire to play).
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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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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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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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I’m proud to have been a Yankee. But I have found more happiness and contentment since I came back home to San Francisco than any man has a right to deserve. This is the friendliest city in the world.
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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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.
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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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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 thought he had been shot.
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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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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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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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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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