Joe DiMaggio
The Graceful Giant Enduring the Pain
They said I played hurt. I just played.
You don’t get to be great by being comfortable. I played through the ache, game after game, because that’s what it takes. The bone spur? Just another opponent. I never asked for applause — just the next pitch, and a chance to prove again what discipline looks like.
What I'm Into: Yankee Stadium lights, a cold compress after nine, the pursuit of perfection, my father's fishing boat, the silence between swings
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