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.
JOE DIMAGGIOIn that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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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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The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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Motivation is something nobody else can give you. Others can help motivate you, but basically it must come from you and it must be a constant desire to do your very best at all times and under any circumstances.
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I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.
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I thought he had been shot.
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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 think there are some players born to play ball.
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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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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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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