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.
JOE DIMAGGIOIf 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.’
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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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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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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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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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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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
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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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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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There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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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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The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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