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.
JOE DIMAGGIOThere is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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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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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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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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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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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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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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Baseball 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.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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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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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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