All pitchers are born pitchers.
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.
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn’t know what a quote was. I thought it was some kind of soft drink.
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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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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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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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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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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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I thought he had been shot.
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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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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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Motivation is something nobody else can give you. Others can help motivate you, but basically it must come from you and it must be a constant desire to do your very best at all times and under any circumstances.
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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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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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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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I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates. I had a poor year, but even if I had hit .350, this would have been my last year. I was full of aches an pains and it had become a chore for me to play. When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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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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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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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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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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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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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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The reason I play so hard is that somewhere out there is some kid who has never seen me play before, and I don’t want to disappoint him.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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