I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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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I thought he had been shot.
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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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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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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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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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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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I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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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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Now this is over thirty years later and the guy said he was that cab driver. He apologized and he was serious. I felt awful. He might have been spending his whole life thinking he had jinxed me, but I told him he hadn’t. My number was up.
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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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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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