I thought he had been shot.
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.’
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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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 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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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 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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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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All pitchers are born pitchers.
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don’t do it, and it won’t happen.
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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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The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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