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.
JOE DIMAGGIOThe 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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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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I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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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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We need a hit, so here I go.
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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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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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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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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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I thought he had been shot.
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