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Joe DiMaggio, an American professional baseball player, was born on November 25, 1914, and passed away on March 8, 1999. Known for his remarkable career with the New York Yankees, DiMaggio is best remembered for his 56-game hitting streak in 1941, a record that still stands today.

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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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“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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“I thought he had been shot.”

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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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“A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.”

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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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“When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game.”

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“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.”

“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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“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 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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Book:BASEBALL FOR EVERYONE - A Treasury of Baseball Lore and Instruction for Fans and Players

Source: BASEBALL FOR EVERYONE - A Treasury of Baseball Lore and Instruction for Fans and Players

About the Author

Born: November 25, 1914
Died: March 8, 1999
Known for: Baseball player
Quotes: 42

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