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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.

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.

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.

People think of DiMaggio as the exemplar of a 'golden age,' and in some ways, he was. But in the most fundamental ways, he was really the first modern athletic superstar because, number one, he ushered in the era of big money; and number two, he never did anything except that - he never really took another job in another industry.

Joe Walsh is a great guy and and an unbelievable talent, I'd like to work with him again someday.

I still credit Adrian Lester with being one of my biggest influences.

At every step in his life, DiMaggio was what New Yorkers wanted in a hero.

I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.

Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio was the greatest all around player.