Joe DiMaggio Quotes

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.

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

I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.

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

At my age, I'm just happy to be named the greatest living anything.

The reason I play so hard is that somewhere out there is some kid who has never seen me play before, and I don't want to disappoint him.

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.

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

You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you're down.

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.

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.

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 want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee

Baseball didn't really get into my blood until I knocked off that hitting streak. Getting a daily hit became more important to me than eating, drinking or sleeping.

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.'

I no longer have it (desire to play).

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

Just two words: a masterpiece.

All pitchers are born pitchers.

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

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?'

We need a hit, so here I go.

There's always some youngster coming up- they'll find somebody.

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

I think there are some players born to play ball.

I'm a ballplayer, not an actor.

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

I thought he had been shot.

It's got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.

Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.

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

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

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

The absolute worst thing a person can say about your pictures is, '"That's nice." It's the kiss of death.

There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.

Your brain commands your body to "Run forward! Bend! Scoop up the ball! Peg it to the infield!" Then your body says "Who me?"

The reporter asked, "why did you play so hard.""Because there might have been somebody in the stands today who'd never seen my play before, and might never see me again"-Joe DiMaggio

Look how we have made our broken hearts soar.