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 DIMAGGIOJust two words: a masterpiece.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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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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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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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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The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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’m proud to have been a Yankee. But I have found more happiness and contentment since I came back home to San Francisco than any man has a right to deserve. This is the friendliest city in the world.
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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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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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You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
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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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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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