The Old Man and the Sea
what qualities of DiMaggio does the old man admire?
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Santiago admires the greatness of the player even in the midst of physical pain, 'But I must have confidence and I must be worthy of the great DiMaggio who does all things perfectly even with the pain of the bone spur in his heel.'
Santiago's own body was failing him but he admired the spirit of his hero: he would fish through his own pain.