All pitchers are born pitchers.
JOE DIMAGGIOThe 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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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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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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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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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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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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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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I thought he had been shot.
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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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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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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