DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career cannot be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but he had a profound and lasting impact on the country.

Quote by Ted Williams

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I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions...

I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions...

If you don't think too good, don't think too much.

If you don't think too good, don't think too much.

Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest...

Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest...

They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.

By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.

God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.

God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.

A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and...

A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and...

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good...

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good...

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get...

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get...

Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest...

Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest...

Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders.

Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders.

All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face...

All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face...

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good...

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good...

You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues.

You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues.

I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.

I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.

Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money...

Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money...

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but...

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but...

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be...

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be...

Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.

Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.

There are surprisingly few real students of the game in baseball; partly because everybody, my...

There are surprisingly few real students of the game in baseball; partly because everybody, my...

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going...

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going...

I've never timed myself over 100m, but I have done a test over shorter distances,...

I've never timed myself over 100m, but I have done a test over shorter distances,...