"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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Source : Joe DiMaggio (2017). “BASEBALL FOR EVERYONE - A Treasury of Baseball Lore and Instruction for Fans and Players”, p.149, Edizioni Savine

Joe DiMaggio

#Sports Quotes #Baseball Quotes #Romantic Love Quotes

“Those are miracles that no merely human brain can work. The artist is merely the sound conduct of a Force that dictates to him what he should do.”
“We are the "can do" country. We adjust to situations better than any people in the history of the world... We adjust to change.”
“I'm from a big family. I've got 10 nieces and nephews.”

Source : "Cheryl Cole: 'I've dined with Prince Charles, but I've also sat in a crack den'" by Barbara Ellen, www.theguardian.com. May 26, 2012.
“I never take any notice to what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do.”
“I like to feel that I understand little things about sports.”
“Defend me, therefore, common sense, say From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up.”
“I knew from a very early age, that what I saw on tv had nothing to do with real life. So I wanted to make a record of real life. That included having a camera with me at all times.”
“When I see a news story on a site, about a movie that I'm interested in, it's like the mouse going for the pleasure button and I click it. But then, when I see the movie, it's like, "Oh, I would have enjoyed the movie that much more, if I hadn't known that."”

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