At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
JOE DIMAGGIONow 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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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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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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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’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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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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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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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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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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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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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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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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