I thought he had been shot.
JOE DIMAGGIOI thought he had been shot.
JOE DIMAGGIOIt’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
JOE DIMAGGIOAt my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
JOE DIMAGGIOYou start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to ‘Run forward, bend, scoop up the ball, peg it to the infield,’ then your body says, ‘Who me?’
JOE DIMAGGIOToo many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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 DIMAGGIOIf 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.’
JOE DIMAGGIONow I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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.
JOE DIMAGGIOThere is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
JOE DIMAGGIOI no longer have it (desire to play).
JOE DIMAGGIOJust two words: a masterpiece.
JOE DIMAGGIOI feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.
JOE DIMAGGIOAfter I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
JOE DIMAGGIOIn that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
JOE DIMAGGIOThere’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
JOE DIMAGGIO