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.
JOE DIMAGGIOIt’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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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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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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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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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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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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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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I thought he had been shot.
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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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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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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