I think there are some players born to play ball.
JOE DIMAGGIOPutting the Yankee uniform on every day.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to ‘Run forward, bend, scoop up the ball, peg it to the infield,’ then your body says, ‘Who me?’
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I thought he had been shot.
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The absolute worst thing a person can say about your pictures is, ‘”That’s nice.” It’s the kiss of death.
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I no longer have it (desire to 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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There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
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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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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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