Filter quotes by topic
Famous George Steinbrenner Quotes
“I won't be active in the day-to-day operations of the ball club at all.”
“But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?”
“I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.'”
“In the end, I'll put my good acts up against those of anybody in this country. Anybody.”
“David Cone is in a class by himself with three or four other players.”
“I'm not a win at all costs guy. Winning isn't everything. It's second to breathing.”
“Winning means everything...You show me a good loser and I'll show a loser.”
“If you don't have a hernia yet then you're not pulling your own weight!”
“Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.”
“We plan absentee ownership as far as running the Yankees is concerned.”
“I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be.”
“I was often misquoted. I was supportive of my managers, even though they all may not think so.”
“I am tough. Sometimes I'm unreasonable. I have to catch myself every once in a while.”
“When you're entrusted with a tradition, you've got to protect it.”
“If you haven't got a hernia yet, you ain't pulling your share.”