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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?’

Joe DiMaggio

I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Best Day Every First Know Play Seeing Someone Time
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Ask Drink Kind Quote Remember Reporter Soft Some Thought
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Give Motivation Nobody Else Something
I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Club Feel Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate
After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
JOE DIMAGGIO

After Big Country Hit League Page People Peron Ready
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Apologize Cab Driver Guy Later Over Serious Thirty Years
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Back Come Contentment Country Found Happiness More Proud Since Yankee
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Always Down Least Look never Person Play Seen Stand Thought Want
I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Actor Ballplayer
Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Ball Belong Kid League Major Many Play Today Too
I no longer have it (desire to play).
JOE DIMAGGIO

Desire Longer No Play
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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Baseball Blood Get Hit Into Kock Really Streak Until
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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Do Happen Hope Keep Think Want
There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
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Always Best Kid Seeing Future Some Time
You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Feel Hardest Ought Run Worst
The absolute worst thing a person can say about your pictures is, ‘”That’s nice.” It’s the kiss of death.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Absolute Death Kiss Nice Person Picture Say Thing Worst

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