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.
JOE DIMAGGIOAt my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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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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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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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 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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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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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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There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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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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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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