A Quote by Richard Ben Cramer

He's made a business out of being Joe DiMaggio. To remain Joe DiMaggio, you better not have too much known. He's right. The closer you get, the more explosively bad stuff you find.

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Richard Ben Cramer
American - Journalist
June 12, 1950 - January 7, 2013

I don't think anyone can ever put into words the great things (Joe) DiMaggio did. Of all the stars I've known, DiMaggio needed the least coaching.

Joe

We strove for more than 60 years to give Joe DiMaggio the hero's life. From his debut at Yankee Stadium in 1936 until his death in 1999, DiMaggio was, at every turn, one man we could look at who made us feel good.

Richard Ben Cramer

It was in the open market that we found Joe DiMaggio with the San Francisco Seals. A bad knee had scared everybody else off DiMaggio. But we risked $25,000 in cash and five players, and landed a star whom I would not sell for $250,000.

Jacob Ruppert

I don't know what Joe (DiMaggio) wanted (in regards to being called 'the greatest living ballplayer'), but I don't have a problem, if he wanted to do that. He was my hero. Joe was the best all-around player. Joe was the best. I only played against him once, in the '51 Series.

Willie Mays

I'm the guy that made Joe DiMaggio famous.

Lefty Gomez

I can't imagine Joe DiMaggio was a better all-around player than Dale Murphy.

Nolan Ryan

There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw.

Stan Musial

Heroes are people who are all good with no bad in them. That's the way I always saw Joe DiMaggio. He was beyond question one of the greatest players of the century.

Mickey Mantle

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

Paul Simon

I've had heroes in my life - Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth.

Tommy Lasorda

Baseball isn't statistics, it's Joe DiMaggio rounding second base.

Jimmy Breslin

Joe DiMaggio was quite mean to Marilyn Monroe when they were married. But after she died, he did tend to her grave, which made up for it.

Debbie Reynolds

I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio.

Mickey Mantle

Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio.

Paul Simon

I played sometimes about as dull as you can play it. I did things the right way, you know. I think I modeled my playing ability after one of the all time greats, Joe DiMaggio. You always found Joe, when he played, you know, he always threw to the right base. He ran, he caught the ball. He did all the right things. He was an idol of mine in the outfield. He played the game the way it was supposed to be played.

Hank Aaron

He was J. DiMaggio, and that was his business. He always was served and hosted - he was America's guest. And I really I don't think we would have the athletes that we have today and the social system in which they live without DiMaggio and what he did.

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