I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
JOE DIMAGGIOYou 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.
More Joe DiMaggio Quotes
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I’m a ballplayer, not an actor.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The test of an outfielder’s skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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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.
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At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.
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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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