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 DIMAGGIOI 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.
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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.
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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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I no longer have it (desire to play).
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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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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After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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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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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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I thought he had been shot.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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