Joe DiMaggio Quotes (25 Quotes)


    It's a miracle that he survived, ... He has skin burn and he was dehydrated and you can estimate he probably went at least a day or two without water.

    A ball players got to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. Thats why no boy from a rich family ever made it to the big leagues.

    It is an interesting coincidence. I guess I am following in his footsteps, ... 'Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio A nation turns its lonely eyes to you' I'll tell people my name and they don't get it.


    The phrase 'off with the crack of the bat', while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat.


    I'm just a ballplayer with one ambition, and that is to give all I've got to help my ball club win. I've never played any other way.


    I think there are some players born to play ball.

    A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.


    I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.

    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?'

    I would hang every human being who possesses a drop of rebel blood in their veins.

    When order was finally restored, ... Casey was like a raging wild man. He poured over two strikes, and I singled off the next pitch. Tommy stopped at second.

    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.

    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.

    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.


    When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game.

    Now I've had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.

    I'd like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.

    Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there.

    The test of an outfielder's skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.

    There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.

    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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