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

- Joe Dimaggio

I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee

- Joe Dimaggio

Motivation is something nobody else can give you. Others can help motivate you, but basically it must come from you and it must be a constant desire …

- Joe Dimaggio

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

- Joe Dimaggio

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.

- Joe Dimaggio

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.

- Joe Dimaggio

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

- Joe Dimaggio

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

- Joe Dimaggio

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.

- Joe Dimaggio