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.
JOE DIMAGGIOBaseball 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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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’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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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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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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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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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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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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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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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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