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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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...

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'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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

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...

Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the...

Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the...

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you...

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you...

Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.

Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.