I no longer have it (desire to play).
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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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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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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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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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.
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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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The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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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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If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don’t do it, and it won’t happen.
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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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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I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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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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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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