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.
JOE DIMAGGIOMotivation 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.
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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The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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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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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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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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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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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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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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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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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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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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