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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.

Joe DiMaggio

I no longer have it (desire to play).
JOE DIMAGGIO

Desire Longer No Play
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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Club Feel Like Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate
You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Feel Hardest Ought Run Worst
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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Always Day Get Go How Kick Many Matter No Open Special Through
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Bat Before Crack Long Meaningless Motion Outfielder Phrase Romantic Since Totally
I think there are some players born to play ball.
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Ball Born Play Player Some Think
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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Absolute Death Kiss Nice Person Picture Say Thing Worst
A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Become Best Doing Example Leader Natural Person
I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
JOE DIMAGGIO

Good Lord Make Thank Want Yankee
At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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Age Anything Greatest Happy Just Living My Name
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Back Come Contentment Country Found Happiness More Proud Since Yankee
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?’
JOE DIMAGGIO

Ball Bend Body Chase Command Enfiled Forward Immediately Peg Run Scoop Start
Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Accept Country Everything People Person Play Thrill Watch
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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Baseball Blood Get Hit Into Kock Really Streak Until
Now this is over thirty years later and the guy said he was that cab driver. He apologized and he was serious. I felt awful. He might have been spending his whole life thinking he had jinxed me, but I told him he hadn’t. My number was up.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Apologize Cab Driver Guy Later Over Serious Thirty Years
After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
JOE DIMAGGIO

After Big Country Hit League Page People Peron Ready

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