Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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 played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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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. 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.
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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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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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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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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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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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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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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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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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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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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’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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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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