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Joe DiMaggio

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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Ask Drink Kind Quote Remember Reporter Soft Some Thought
I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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Good Lord Make Thank Want Yankee
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
In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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Ballplayer Case Country People Person Underpaid Very
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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Give Motivation Nobody Else Something
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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Always Day Get Go How Kick Many Matter No Open Special Through
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 think there are some players born to play ball.
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Ball Born Play Player Some Think
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.
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Apologize Cab Driver Guy Later Over Serious Thirty Years
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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Before Kid never Play Reason Seen Some Somewhere
When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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Baseball Game Longer
Just two words: a masterpiece.
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Jsut Masterpeiece Two Word
There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
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Always Best Kid Seeing Future Some Time
Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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Accept Country Everything People Person Play Thrill Watch
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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Baseball Blood Get Hit Into Kock Really Streak Until
Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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Day Every Put Uniform
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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Based Country Dave Discuss Down People Person Salary Statistic Winfield Writing
We need a hit, so here I go.
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Go Here Hot Need
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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Club Feel Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate
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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Anyone Big Each Other Family Help Kid Know League Made Minute One Practice Three
There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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Center Nobody Take Until Up
There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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Always Come Find Some Somebody Up Youngster
I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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Actor Ballplayer
All pitchers are born pitchers.
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All Born Pitch Pitcher
When you have five or six potential hall of famers on your team … that’s when you win penants and championships. The only thing you have to be concerned about is getting the ballplayers to bed on time.
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Championship Famer Five Pennant Potential Six Team Win
After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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After Big Country Hit League Page People Peron Ready
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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Club Feel Like Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate

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