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 DIMAGGIOI 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 DIMAGGIOAfter I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
JOE DIMAGGIOPutting the Yankee uniform on every day.
JOE DIMAGGIOI want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
JOE DIMAGGIOWhen baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
JOE DIMAGGIOI think there are some players born to play ball.
JOE DIMAGGIOBaseball didn’t really get into my blood until I knocked off that hitting streak. Getting a daily hit became more important to me than eating, drinking or sleeping.
JOE DIMAGGIOToo many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
JOE DIMAGGIOA 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.
JOE DIMAGGIOIn that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
JOE DIMAGGIOJust two words: a masterpiece.
JOE DIMAGGIOIt’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
JOE DIMAGGIOA person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
JOE DIMAGGIOIt’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
JOE DIMAGGIOWhen 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.
JOE DIMAGGIOI played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
JOE DIMAGGIO