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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. -- Wade Boggs
We are the New York Yankees -- George Steinbrenner
You take a team with twenty-five assholes and I'll show you a pennant. I'll show you the New York Yankees. -- Bill Lee
In the 1970s, professional sports found a different breed of team owner in George Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees. -- Don Yaeger
The guy stroked his goatee. "What do you call twenty guys watching the world series?" "The New York Yankees," Butch replied. -- J.R. Ward
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. -- Andy Pettitte
Don Baylor, New York Yankees DH, on Billy Martin and his predecessor Yogi Berra: Playing for Yogi is like playing for your father; playing for Billy is like playing for your father-in-law. -- Don Baylor
Some kids dream of joining the circus, others of becoming a major league baseball player. I have been doubly blessed. As a member of the New York Yankees, I have gotten to do both. -- Graig Nettles
When I was growing up, the first thing I wanted to be was a cowboy. That lasted till I was about ten. Then I wanted to be a baseball player. Preferably shortstop for the New York Yankees. -- Jerry Spinelli
Yeah? For what paper? -- Yogi Berra
Out of what... a thousand? -- Mickey Rivers
God, I hope I wear this jersey forever. -- Derek Jeter
There's always some youngster coming up- they'll find somebody. -- Joe DiMaggio
You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series. -- Derek Jeter
He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious. -- Yogi Berra
I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball. -- George Steinbrenner
My office is at Yankee stadium. Yes, dreams do come true. -- Derek Jeter
So I'm ugly. So what? I never saw anyone hit with his face. -- Yogi Berra
Here at NBC there is just one more reason to hate the Yankees. -- Chet Huntley
I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game. -- Bob Feller
The Yankees don't pay me to win every day, just two out of three. -- Casey Stengel
I won't be active in the day-to-day operations of the ball club at all. -- George Steinbrenner
One hundred ten thousand ears in this ballpark, and he's got to hit my ear. -- Don Zimmer
Hating the Yankees is as American as pizza pie, unwed mothers, and cheating on your income tax. -- Mike Royko
If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose. -- Derek Jeter
Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you? -- Casey Stengel
Hating the Yankees isn't part of my act. It is one of those exquisite times when life and art are in perfect conjunction. -- Bill Veeck
It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out. -- Derek Jeter
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. -- Robert Rubin
I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees. -- Derek Jeter
We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the past. We focus on the present. -- Derek Jeter
Wall Street bankers supposedly back the Yankees; Smith College girls approve of them. God, Brooks Brothers, and United States Steel are believed to be solidly in the Yankees' corner... The efficiently triumphant Yankee maching is a great institution, but, as they say, who can fall in love with U.S. Steel? -- Gay Talese
When you think New York, you think Yankees. -- Jerry Buss
I love New York. I love the Yankees. I love the fans here. -- Hideki Matsui
I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner. -- John Guare
I was Mayor of New York during a great Yankees dynasty. I got to preside over the city during four Yankees championships. -- Rudy Giuliani
I've liked the Yankees since I was a kid. I grew up in Canada so I kind of identified with New York sports teams. -- Ian Astbury

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