Having read the previous bio of Joe Di, I was left with the distinct
impression that he was neither great nor just a regular guy.

Mike E.
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> A fan, to DiMaggio:  "I think you're a great man, and ---"
>
> DiMaggio: "I'm not great.  I'm not great.  I'm just a man trying to get
> along."
>
> --reported by Gay Talese in "The Silent Season of a Hero"
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