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.
JOE DIMAGGIOThe absolute worst thing a person can say about your pictures is, ‘”That’s nice.” It’s the kiss of death.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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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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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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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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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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I thought he had been shot.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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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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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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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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If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could.
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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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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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 reason I play so hard is that somewhere out there is some kid who has never seen me play before, and I don’t want to disappoint him.
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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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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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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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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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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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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.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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