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 DIMAGGIOI 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.
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 always thought there was at least one person in the stands who had never seen me play, and I didn’t want to let him down.
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
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Now I’ve had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
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I thought he had been shot.
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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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You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you’re down.
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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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It’s got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.
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Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don’t belong there.
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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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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There’s always some youngster coming up- they’ll find somebody.
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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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