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.
JOE DIMAGGIOI’m proud to have been a Yankee. But I have found more happiness and contentment since I came back home to San Francisco than any man has a right to deserve. This is the friendliest city in the world.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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.
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You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
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I’m proud to have been a Yankee. But I have found more happiness and contentment since I came back home to San Francisco than any man has a right to deserve. This is the friendliest city in the world.
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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I always thought there was at least one person in the stands who had never seen me play, and I didn’t want to let him down.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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I thought he had been shot.
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I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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