There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
JOE DIMAGGIOThere’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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The phrase ‘off with the crack of the bat’, while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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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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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 played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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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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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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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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