There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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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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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The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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When 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.
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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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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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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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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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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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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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