Joe DiMaggio Quotes

26 quotes in 386 categories

• 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…
• There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
• Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there.
• 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…
• All pitchers are born pitchers.
• I'm a ballplayer, not an actor.
• I think there are some players born to play ball.
• There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
• I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.
• You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you're down.
• 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…
• I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
• We need a hit, so here I go.
• When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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,'…
• Now I've had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
• 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…
• 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…

Browse Joe DiMaggio Quotes by Category