You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
JOE DIMAGGIOI 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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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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It’s great to be young and be 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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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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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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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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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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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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I thought he had been shot.
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don’t do it, and it won’t happen.
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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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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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