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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.

Joe DiMaggio

Now this is over thirty years later and the guy said he was that cab driver. He apologized and he was serious. I felt awful. He might have been spending his whole life thinking he had jinxed me, but I told him he hadn’t. My number was up.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Apologize Cab Driver Guy Later Over Serious Thirty Years
I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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Actor Ballplayer
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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Absolute Death Kiss Nice Person Picture Say Thing Worst
I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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Best Day Every First Know Play Seeing Someone Time
It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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Great Young
At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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Age Anything Greatest Happy Just Living My Name
When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Baseball Game Longer
At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Age Anything Greatest Happy Just Living My Name
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 DIMAGGIO

Always Day Get Go How Kick Many Matter No Open Special Through
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Ball Big Boy Ever Family Hungry Kept League Made Player Rich
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 DIMAGGIO

Club Feel Like Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate
I think there are some players born to play ball.
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Ball Born Play Player Some Think
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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Ball Bend Body Chase Command Enfiled Forward Immediately Peg Run Scoop Start
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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Always Down Least Look never Person Play Seen Stand Thought Want
The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Against Catch Come Fence Outfielder Skill Test
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.’
JOE DIMAGGIO

Based Country Dave Discuss Down People Person Salary Statistic Winfield Writing

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