At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
JOE DIMAGGIOAt my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn’t know what a quote was. I thought it was some kind of soft drink.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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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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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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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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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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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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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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If I were sitting down with George Steinbrenner (to discuss a salary) and based on what Dave Winfield got for his statistics, I’d have to say, ‘George, you and I are about to become partners.’
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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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If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could.
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