George Steinbrenner quotes
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“Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.”
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“I haven't always done a good job, and I haven't always been successful - but I know that I have tried.”
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“Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.”
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“Don't talk to me about aesthetics or tradition. Talk to me about what sells and what's good right now. And what the American people like is to think the underdog still has a chance.”
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“If you haven't got a hernia yet, you ain't pulling your share.”
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“I haven't always made the right decisions.”
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“I'm pretty excited, this is a big, big one.”
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“Surround yourself with amazingly intelligent men and women. The people I work with not only are smarter than I am, possessing both intellectual and emotional intelligence, but also share my determination to succeed. I will not make an important decision without them.”
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“I don't think that anybody should be suspended for life for anything, other than murder. How is it helping someone to say, 'You're done forever, your life's over'?”
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“You shouldn't have any betting in the locker room at all, whether it's baseball or it's horses. You can't beat the horses. You can't beat any kind of gambling because they have the odds.”
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“I won't be active in the day-to-day operations of the ball club at all.”
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“I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.'”
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“When you're entrusted with a tradition, you've got to protect it.”
-- George SteinbrennerSource : "George Steinbrenner: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. July 13, 2010.
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“People keep coming up to me and asking, 'How does it feel to be banned for life?' Banned for life. I wasn't banned for life. There was never a word of suspension, probation or ban in that agreement. It was never meant to be part of it.”
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“Is it in the best interest of baseball to sell beer in the ninth inning? Probably not. The rule has got to be more clearly defined. And then some process should be set up where the judge is not also the appeals judge.”
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“I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball.”
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“Winning was everything. I don’t care what they tell you.”
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“I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be.”
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“We plan absentee ownership as far as running the Yankees is concerned.”
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“I was often misquoted. I was supportive of my managers, even though they all may not think so.”
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“Second place is really the first loser.”
-- George SteinbrennerSource : "George Steinbrenner: What I've Learned". Interview with Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. January 2002.
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“I am tough. Sometimes I'm unreasonable. I have to catch myself every once in a while.”
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“Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him.”
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“In the end, I'll put my good acts up against those of anybody in this country. Anybody.”
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“David Cone is in a class by himself with three or four other players”
-- George SteinbrennerSource : "Top Of The Sixth" by Tom Fitzgerald, www.sfgate.com. September 19, 1996.
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“I will never have a heart attack. I give them.”
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“But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?”
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“He says all the right things, like it's Jeter's team. I want to correct him on that - it's my team.”
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“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.”
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“He's the leader on this team, I know when Baltimore let us have him, they thought they were giving us a problem. I'll take problems like that anytime.”
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“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.”
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“Why would you want to stay manager and be second-guessed by me when you can come up into the front-office and be one of the second-guessers?”
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“From 1973 to 1982 I ate the exact same lunch everyday . Turkey chili in a bowl made out of bread . Bread bowl George. First you eat the chili then you eat the bowl . There's nothing more satisfying than looking down after lunch and seeing nothing but a table.”
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“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.”
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“I hate to lose. Hate, hate, hate to lose.”
-- George SteinbrennerSource : "George Steinbrenner, Who Built Yankees Into Powerhouse, Dies at 80" by Richard Goldstein, www.nytimes.com. July 13, 2010.
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“I'm not a win at all costs guy. Winning isn't everything. It's second to breathing”
-- George SteinbrennerSource : "Top Of The Sixth" by Tom Fitzgerald, www.sfgate.com. September 19, 1996.
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