George Steinbrenner Quotes
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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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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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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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If you don't have a hernia yet then you're not pulling your own weight!
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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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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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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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Winning means everything...You show me a good loser and I'll show a loser.
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When you're entrusted with a tradition, you've got to protect it.
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If you haven't got a hernia yet, you ain't pulling your share.
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Irabu is a fat, pus-y toad.
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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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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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What happens is that all your life you operated businesses in such a way that you could one day afford to buy a baseball team. And then you buy the team and forget all the business practices that enabled you to buy it.
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The name Derek Jeter is made for stardom. He's got an infectious smile, and he's so handsome and well-behaved. He's just a fine young man who does everything right. He's like Jack Armstrong and Frank Merriwell, guys I grew up rooting for. Some guys come along who just measure up.
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We plan absentee ownership as far as running the Yankees is concerned.
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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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Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.
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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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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 was often misquoted. I was supportive of my managers, even though they all may not think so.
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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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Second place is really the first loser.
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We are the New York Yankees