In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
JOE DIMAGGIOYou 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?’
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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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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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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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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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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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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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 want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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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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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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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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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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I thought he had been shot.
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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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