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?’
JOE DIMAGGIOA person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could.
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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’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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I thought he had been shot.
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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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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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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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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for 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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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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