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 DIMAGGIOThere’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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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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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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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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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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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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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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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 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.
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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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