There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
JOE DIMAGGIOA 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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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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I thought he had been shot.
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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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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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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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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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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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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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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 baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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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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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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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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