Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio
Joseph Paul DiMaggio, nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "the Yankee Clipper", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak, a record that still stands...
motivational running baseball
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?'
salary sitting statistics
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.'
league bigs ready
After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.
nice kissing worst
The absolute worst thing a person can say about your pictures is, '"That's nice." It's the kiss of death.
kids league today
Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there.
giving
There’s nobody taking center from me until I give it up.
running guy worst
You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you're down.
yankee-stadium yankees famous-baseball
I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee
baseball fun pain
I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates. I had a poor year, but even if I had hit .350, this would have been my last year. I was full of aches an pains and it had become a chore for me to play. When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game.
team winning six
When you have five or six potential hall of famers on your team ... that's when you win penants and championships. The only thing you have to be concerned about is getting the ballplayers to bed on time.
actors
I'm a ballplayer, not an actor.
baseball shots
I thought he had been shot.
play everyday may
I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.
kids play want
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.