New York Yankees Quotes - Page 8

• 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

  New York, Yankees, Play

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• When he took BP everybody would kind of stop what they were doing and watch.

  Jim Kaat

  Yankees, Watches, Kind

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• You can get into the greatest business in the world because you can manufacture money by yourself on the field.

  Casey Stengel

  Yankees, Fields, World

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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.

  George Steinbrenner

  Years, Class, Yankees

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• On the day I was signed, Mr. Finley, the owner of the Athletics at that time came up to me and said, 'When you were six you ran away from home, and when your parents found you at a nearby lake, you had already caught two catfish and were pulling in a third. Now repeat it back to me.'

  Catfish Hunter

  Home, Yankees, Two

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• Everyone keeps me telling me how great a knee replacement is. Whitey Ford said it was great and so did Ralph Branca. If I had one of those, I don't know that I would retire. But if I left for a month or more, who's going to want me back?

  Don Zimmer

  Yankees, Want, Knees

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• I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus.

  Don Zimmer

  Yankees, Sitting, Bonus

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• It was the first time I used that bat. A Yankee fan in Chicago gave it to me the last time we were there and said it would bring me luck. There's no brand name on it or anything. Maybe the guy made it himself. It had been in the bat rack, and I picked it up by mistake because it looked like the bat I had been using the last few days.

  Graig Nettles

  Mistake, Yankees, Names

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• We've got to learn how to stay out of triple plays.

  Casey Stengel

  Yankees, Play

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• It only took me 21 runs and five years to get a win here.

  Andy Pettitte

  Running, Winning, Years

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• I'm the straw that stirs the drink.

  Reggie Jackson

  Yankees, Drink, Straws

  Reggie Jackson, Kevin Baker (2013). “Becoming Mr. October”, p.97, Anchor

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• Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.

  Joe DiMaggio

  Yankees, Uniforms

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• If you ran a delicatessen store, you would want to be the best delicatessen store, wouldn't you? Well, that's how I feel about the Yankees.

  Casey Stengel

  Yankees, Want, Being The Best

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• Why shouldn't he break Ruth's record? He's got more power than Stalin.

  Casey Stengel

  Yankees, Records, Ruth

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• I hated to bat against Drysdale. After he hit you he'd come around, look at the bruise on your arm and say, 'Do you want me to sign it?'

  Mickey Mantle

  Baseball, Yankees, Bats

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 'This is America,' my father used to say to me, 'and in this country, a smart young fellow like you can grow up and do just about anything.' My dad, no doubt, was thinking doctor, lawyer, teacher, scientist or businessman. I was thinking second baseman, New York Yankees.

  Joe Lieberman

  Baseball, Country, Teacher

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• If you can remember all the accessories that go with your best outfit, the contents of your purse, the starting lineup of the New York Yankees or the Houston Oilers, or what label "Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys was on, you are capable of remembering the differences between a gerund (verb form used as a noun) and a participle (verb form used as an adjective).

  Stephen King

  New York, Writing, Yankees

  Stephen King (2002). “On Writing”, p.112, Simon and Schuster

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• Hitting in a game is no different than hitting in a home run contest. It pisses me off to say Barry Bonds is the greatest hitter. He's playing in a wussy era. The game is soft. You never get thrown at today. Last thing a hitter has to worry about today is getting hit. The first thing Hank Aaron had to worry about is: Am I going to survive this at-bat because I'm black.

  Goose Gossage

  Running, Home, Yankees

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• Read about your case of amnesia. Must be a new brand.

  Babe Ruth

  Yankees, Cases, Amnesia

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• It's great to be young and a Yankee!

  Waite Hoyt

  Baseball, Yankees, Young

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• There is no such thing as second place. Either you're first or you're nothing.

  Gabe Paul

  Yankees, Firsts, Second Place

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• The wind always seems to blow against catchers when they are running.

  Joe Garagiola

  Running, Blow, Yankees

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• See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a chance to be a star. Now that fella over there, he's 20 years old, too. In 10 years he's got a chance to be 30.

  Casey Stengel

  Stars, Yankees, Years

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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.

  George Steinbrenner

  Team, Yankees, Jeter

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• Every time I see him, he's not there.

  Yogi Berra

  Yankees

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