Joe DiMaggio

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

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

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

“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 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.”