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 DIMAGGIOWe need a hit, so here I go.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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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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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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I’m proud to have been a Yankee. But I have found more happiness and contentment since I came back home to San Francisco than any man has a right to deserve. This is the friendliest city in the world.
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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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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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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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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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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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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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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