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...
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It is an interesting coincidence. I guess I am following in his footsteps, ... 'Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you?' I'll tell people my name and they don't get it.
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A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
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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 hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat.
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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.
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The test of an outfielder's skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
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I think there are some players born to play ball.
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We need a hit, so here I go.
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When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game.
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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.
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There's always some youngster coming up- they'll find somebody.
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