I always thought there was at least one person in the stands who had never seen me play, and I didn’t want to let him down.
JOE DIMAGGIOAt my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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 no longer have it (desire to play).
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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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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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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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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You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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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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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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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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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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