The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
JOE DIMAGGIOToo many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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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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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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A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That’s why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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I’m proud to have been a Yankee. But I have found more happiness and contentment since I came back home to San Francisco than any man has a right to deserve. This is the friendliest city in the world.
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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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I thought he had been shot.
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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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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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