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 DIMAGGIOWhen baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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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?’
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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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You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you’re a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen.
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Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That’s why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.
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Just two words: a masterpiece.
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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.
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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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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I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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