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.

Quote by Joe DiMaggio

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You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go...

You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go...

I'd like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.

I'd like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.

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

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

All pitchers are born pitchers.

All pitchers are born pitchers.

I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn't know what...

I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn't know what...

Pair up in threes.

Pair up in threes.

I think there are some players born to play ball.

I think there are some players born to play ball.

I'm just a ballplayer with one ambition, and that is to give all I've got...

I'm just a ballplayer with one ambition, and that is to give all I've got...

We need a hit, so here I go.

We need a hit, so here I go.

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

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

If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the...

If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the...

There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I...

There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I...

A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why...

A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why...

I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for...

I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for...

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

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

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

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

I'm a ballplayer, not an actor.

I'm a ballplayer, not an actor.

You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to 'Run forward,...

You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to 'Run forward,...