The absolute worst thing a person can say about your pictures is, ‘”That’s nice.” It’s the kiss of death.
JOE DIMAGGIOWhen baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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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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We need a hit, so here I go.
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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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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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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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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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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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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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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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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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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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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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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