At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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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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 think there are some players born to play ball.
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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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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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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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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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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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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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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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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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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 no longer have it (desire to play).
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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