George Steinbrenner famous quotes

Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Winning #Breathing #Important

I haven't always done a good job, and I haven't always been successful - but I know that I have tried.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Jobs #Successful #Done

Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Yankees #Economy #Mona Lisa

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.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Thinking #People #Underdog

If you haven't got a hernia yet, you ain't pulling your share.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Share #Hernias

I haven't always made the right decisions.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Decision #Made #Right Decision

I'm pretty excited, this is a big, big one.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Yankees #Excited #Bigs

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.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Determination #Intelligent #Men

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'?
-- George Steinbrenner

#Thinking #Forever #Done

Let's not talk punishment.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Punishment

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.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Baseball #Horse #Gambling

We are the New York Yankees
-- George Steinbrenner

#New York #Yankees #New York Yankees

I won't be active in the day-to-day operations of the ball club at all.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Yankees #Balls #Clubs

I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.'
-- George Steinbrenner

#Oscars #Roger #Economy

When you're entrusted with a tradition, you've got to protect it.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Tradition #Protect

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.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Agreement #People #Doe

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.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Baseball #Beer #Judging

I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Baseball #Yankees #Agency

Winning was everything. I don’t care what they tell you.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Winning #Care

I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Thinking #Want #Fame

We plan absentee ownership as far as running the Yankees is concerned.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Running #Yankees #Economy

I was often misquoted. I was supportive of my managers, even though they all may not think so.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Thinking #Supportive #May

Second place is really the first loser.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Firsts #Loser

I am tough. Sometimes I'm unreasonable. I have to catch myself every once in a while.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Tough #Sometimes #Unreasonable

Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Sports #Athlete #Ruth

In the end, I'll put my good acts up against those of anybody in this country. Anybody.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Country #Economy #Ends

David Cone is in a class by himself with three or four other players
-- George Steinbrenner

#Player #Class #Three

I will never have a heart attack. I give them.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Heart #Giving #Economy

But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?
-- George Steinbrenner

#Country #Speak #Economy

I'll stick to building ships.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Yankees #Ships #Sticks

Irabu is a fat, pus-y toad.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Yankees #Toads #Fats

I guess heaven needed a shortstop.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Yankees #Heaven #Needed

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

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

#Yankees #Years #Class

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.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Team #Yankees #Giving

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.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Father #Yankees #Fans

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?
-- George Steinbrenner

#Baseball #Office #Want

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.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Turkeys #Lunch #Everyday

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.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Funny #Softball #Player

I hate to lose. Hate, hate, hate to lose.
-- George Steinbrenner

#Hate #I Hate

I'm not a win at all costs guy. Winning isn't everything. It's second to breathing
-- George Steinbrenner

#Winning #Breathing #Guy