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?’
JOE DIMAGGIOThere’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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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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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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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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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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I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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I thought he had been shot.
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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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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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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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