Baseball Quotes by Joe DiMaggio

I'm a ballplayer, not an actor.

— Joe DiMaggio

It's great to be young and be a Yankee!

— Joe DiMaggio

Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.

— Joe DiMaggio

All pitchers are born pitchers.

— Joe DiMaggio

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

— Joe DiMaggio

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

— Joe DiMaggio

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

— Joe DiMaggio

In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.

— Joe DiMaggio

“The reporter asked, "why did you play so hard." "Because there might have been somebody in the stands today who'd never seen…

— Joe DiMaggio

You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like…

— Joe DiMaggio

The phrase 'off with the crack of the bat', while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long…

— Joe DiMaggio

Baseball didn't really get into my blood until I knocked off that hitting streak. Getting a daily hit became more important to…

— Joe DiMaggio

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

— Joe DiMaggio

I thought he had been shot.

— Joe DiMaggio

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

— Joe DiMaggio

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

— Joe DiMaggio

After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.

— Joe DiMaggio

A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has…

— Joe DiMaggio

You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to 'Run forward, bend, scoop up the ball, peg it…

— Joe DiMaggio