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.
JOE DIMAGGIOIn that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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The reason I play so hard is that somewhere out there is some kid who has never seen me play before, and I don’t want to disappoint him.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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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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Now this is over thirty years later and the guy said he was that cab driver. He apologized and he was serious. I felt awful. He might have been spending his whole life thinking he had jinxed me, but I told him he hadn’t. My number was up.
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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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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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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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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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When you have five or six potential hall of famers on your team … that’s when you win penants and championships. The only thing you have to be concerned about is getting the ballplayers to bed on time.
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