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

Categorized in : Motivational Running Baseball

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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We need a hit, so here I go. by Joe DiMaggio

We need a hit, so here I go.

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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 think there are some players born to play ball. by Joe DiMaggio

I think there are some players born to play ball.

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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for... by Joe DiMaggio

After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.

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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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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day. by Joe DiMaggio

Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.

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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplaye... by Joe DiMaggio

In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.

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All pitchers are born pitchers. by Joe DiMaggio

All pitchers are born pitchers.

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I no longer have it (desire to play). by Joe DiMaggio

I no longer have it (desire to play).

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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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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belon... by Joe DiMaggio

Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there.

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I'm a ballplayer, not an actor. by Joe DiMaggio

I'm a ballplayer, not an actor.

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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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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up. by Joe DiMaggio

There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.

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It's great to be young and be a Yankee! by Joe DiMaggio

It's great to be young and be a Yankee!

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There's always some youngster coming up- they'll find somebody. by Joe DiMaggio

There's always some youngster coming up- they'll find somebody.

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I thought he had been shot. by Joe DiMaggio

I thought he had been shot.

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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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Now I've had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ru... by Joe DiMaggio

Now I've had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.

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