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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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.

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...

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.

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...

Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders.

Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders.

If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do...

If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do...

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...

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...

If there was ever a man born tA vacuum is a hell of a lot...

If there was ever a man born tA vacuum is a hell of a lot...

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...

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...

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 is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out...

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out...

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...

They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

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

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

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

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