Baseball Hero Quotes

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

Honestly, at one time I though Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean I wasn't born until 1961 and I grew up in Indiana.

Five World Series rings, 3000-plus hits, the fame, the fortune and playing for the second most historic franchise in baseball... These are just some of the reasons kids would always say they want to grow up to be just like Derek Jeter.

Mickey Mantle was baseball.

As one of nine men, DiMaggio is the best player that ever lived.

I used to watch Monte Irvin play when I was a kid. I idolized him. I used to wait in front of the ballpark just for him to pass by so I could see him.

In August 1945, a former Army pilot with an artificial leg pitched five and a third innings for Washington against Boston. This would turn out to be Bert Shepard's only major league game, and it remains one of the heartwarming moments in baseball history.

There will never be another Mariano Rivera. He was a friend and a champion of a teammate.

I was a big Dave Winfield guy growing up.

I never dreamed about being President, I wanted to be Willie Mays.

One of the reasons I wear No. 2 is because of him. Yeah, he was ultimate team guy. He was a winner. And just a good guy for a kid to look up to. And I always pretended to be Jeter.

I don't know why Roger (Maris) isn't in the hall of fame. To me, he was as good as there ever was.

You watch all those moments that Jeter had for the Yankees. You can tell by the fans' reaction how much he meant to them and how much he meant to the city, how much he meant to the game of baseball.

If I could do it over, I'd want to come up to the big leagues like Mike Trout. He's exciting and I like watching him.

I always tried to be Mark McGwire and hit homers like he did. I was kind of following his race, too, when he was trying to break the record.

Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great DiMaggio.