At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
JOE DIMAGGIOIf 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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I thought he had been shot.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
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There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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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. I had a poor year, but even if I had hit .350, this would have been my last year. I was full of aches an pains and it had become a chore for me to play. When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
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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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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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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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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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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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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’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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