You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
JOE DIMAGGIOThe test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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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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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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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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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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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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We need a hit, so here I go.
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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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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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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