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.
JOE DIMAGGIOA person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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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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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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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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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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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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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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When you have five or six potential hall of famers on your team … that’s when you win penants and championships. The only thing you have to be concerned about is getting the ballplayers to bed on time.
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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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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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