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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.’

Joe DiMaggio

There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Center Nobody Take Until Up
I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
JOE DIMAGGIO

Good Lord Make Thank Want Yankee
All pitchers are born pitchers.
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All Born Pitch Pitcher
I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Actor Ballplayer
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Club Feel Like Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate
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.’
JOE DIMAGGIO

Based Country Dave Discuss Down People Person Salary Statistic Winfield Writing
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Back Come Contentment Country Found Happiness More Proud Since Yankee
There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Always Best Kid Seeing Future Some Time
I no longer have it (desire to play).
JOE DIMAGGIO

Desire Longer No Play
When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Baseball Game Longer
I thought he had been shot.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Been Had Shot Thought
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Apologize Cab Driver Guy Later Over Serious Thirty Years
I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Club Feel Longer Manager Produce Reach Stage Teammate
It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
JOE DIMAGGIO

Great Young
I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Best Day Every First Know Play Seeing Someone Time
A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Become Best Doing Example Leader Natural Person
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Before Kid never Play Reason Seen Some Somewhere
There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Always Come Find Some Somebody Up Youngster
We need a hit, so here I go.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Go Here Hot Need
At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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Age Anything Greatest Happy Just Living My Name
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Anyone Big Each Other Family Help Kid Know League Made Minute One Practice Three
Motivation is something nobody else can give you. Others can help motivate you, but basically it must come from you and it must be a constant desire to do your very best at all times and under any circumstances.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Give Motivation Nobody Else Something
In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Ballplayer Case Country People Person Underpaid Very
You 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 DIMAGGIO

Ball Bend Body Chase Command Enfiled Forward Immediately Peg Run Scoop Start
At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Age Anything Greatest Happy Just Living My Name
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.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Championship Famer Five Pennant Potential Six Team Win
You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
JOE DIMAGGIO

Feel Hardest Ought Run Worst

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