I thought he had been shot.
JOE DIMAGGIOYou always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you’re a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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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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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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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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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 played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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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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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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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you’re a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen.
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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