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18 quotes by Joe DiMaggio

MLB debut May 3, 1936 for the New York Yankees Last MLB appearance September 30, 1951 for the New York Yankees Career statistics Batting average .325 Hits 2,214 Home runs 361 Runs batted in 1,537 Teams New York Yankees (1936–1942, 1946–1951) Career highlights and awards 13× All-Star (1936–1942, 1946–1951) 9× World Series champion (1936–1939, 1941, 1947, 1949–1951) 3× AL MVP (1939, 1941, 1947) MLB record 56-game...
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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.... →

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

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

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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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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.

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

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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... →

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All pitchers are born pitchers.

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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.

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

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We need a hit, so here I go.

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

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