Yankees Quotes

Hey, White, you know where your loyalties are? Right here. The old pinstripes. No! You never wore them... So you have a right to sing the blues.

To be manager of the Yankees under the malevolent dictatorship of George Steinbrenner is like being married to Zsa Zsa Gabor - the union is short and sweet.

When I get too much rest, I'm usually erotic.

I don't believe a manager ever won a pennant. Casey Stengel won all those pennants with the Yankees. How many did he win with the Boston Braves and Mets?

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

Never is a concept the Yankees won't ever come across.

I wanted to play for the New York Yankees. That was the bottom line. I wanted to be there and play in that new stadium.

Everybody says we hated the Yankees. We didn't hate the Yankees. We just hated the way they beat us.

What do they call that hat Jewish guys always wear? A Yankees cap.

The more self-centered and egotistical a guy is, the better ballplayer he's going to be.

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed on the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

The golf swing is among the most stressful and unnatural acts in sports, short of cheering for the Yankees.

As long as I'm around playing baseball, it doesn't matter where I am, as long as it's not with the Yankees.

Pardon me, Mr. Craig, but how are we going to defense Mr. McCovey... in the upper deck or the lower deck?

I've been called a lot of things. But never, and I mean never, could anyone ever make the mistake of calling me a Yankee fan.

Let me tell you something: I love the Yankees. And let me tell you why: because without the Yankees, there is nobody to hate.

Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I'm not going to lie to you. There's a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.

Everyone asks how I felt before the perfect game. You never feel bad when you're in the World Series. You've got all winter to rest.

Irabu is a fat, pus-y toad.

It was the class and dignity which he led his life that made him part of all of us. I will forever treasure the close friendship we shared over the years.

We plan absentee ownership as far as running the Yankees is concerned.

I won't be active in the day-to-day operations of the ball club at all.

As I have said many times - my father was a great fan of Bill Dickey's and he certainly loved the Yankees. I hope that he would be pleased.

Once in a while, I played second base; once in a while, outfield. But those were just pickup games and softball leagues. So when I bought the Yankees, I tried to stay one pace ahead of the players.

I'm proud to be a New York Yankee.

We were like farm animals compared to today's players who are treated like thoroughbreds.

I'll never be considered one of the all-time greats; maybe not even one of the all-time goods. But I'm one of the all-time survivors.

It's always the same, Combs walks, Koening singles, Ruth hits one out of the park, Gehrig doubles, Lazzeri triples. Then Dugan goes in the dirt on his can.

Born? Hell, Babe Ruth wasn't born. He fell from a tree.

Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for U.S. Steel.

I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner.

The good thing is we got the Yankees three times at the end of the season.

I talked to the ball a lot of times in my career. I yelled, "Go foul. Go foul."

I'm something like the old soak who never knew whether his wife told him to take one drink and come home at 12, or take 12 and come home at one.

You just can't imagine the kind of guy he was without seeing him play. He was a circus, a play, a movie, all rolled into one.

[Yankees] are pretty much like southerners except with worse manners, of course, and terrible accents.

I know what kind of pitcher Whitey was, and I know what kind of person Whitey is. It makes me feel proud to be a Yankee. We're keeping this in the family.

They should have come out of the dugout on tippy-toes, holding hands and singing.

You look at all the great players that they've had and the potential of playing in Yankee Stadium.

You know it as soon as you walk in Yankee Stadium. The electricity is there every time, every day.

Remarkable trait in the American Character is the union, not very infrequent, of Yankee cleverness with spiritualism.

The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color.

I can't be the Mayor of L.A. I hate the Dodgers. I'm a Yankee fan. Yankee fans can't ever root for the Dodgers.

My God... What are the headlines going to be like on Monday if the Yankees don't make the playoffs?

The owner of the New York Yankees, Mr. George Steinbrenner who I had the greatest respect for, I want to thank him for giving me the opportunity to win that special ring in 1996.

The secret of success in pitching lies in getting a job with the Yankees.

Anybody who can't hear the difference between a ball hitting wood and a ball hitting concrete must be blind.

Yeah? For what paper?

I'm a lucky guy and I'm happy to be with the Yankees. And I want to thank everyone for making this night necessary.

I've been with the Yankees 17 years, watching games and learning. You can see a lot by observing.