Pinstripe Quotes: The Wit and Wisdom of the New York Yankees
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Pinstripe Quotes is a unique collection of quotes, stories, and historic anecdotes as spoken by the players themselves, and the men and women who knew them best. Where else will fans learn Lou Gehrig’s thoughts on racial discrimination, or Derek Jeter’s penchant for singing out loud when no one else is around? What Yankees fan won’t relish reliving the team’s first World Series victory through the eyes of the sportswriters and cheering crowds who were there? A franchise with over a century of triumph, tragedy, and unflinching determination, the players of the New York Yankees have the sayings and words of wisdom that will carry fans through anything—from a rough day at work, to the best way to celebrate a World Series victory. Without a doubt, Pinstripe Quotes is a must-have for any fan.
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Pinstripe Quotes - Henry Clougherty
CHAPTER ONE
THE NEW YORK YANKEES
You have to strap it on and go get them.
—Roger Clemens
It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!
—Joe DiMaggio
I want players to look neat and responsible. Maybe it’s old school, but it’s kind of neat when people are always clean.
—Joe Girardi
Look, I like hitting fourth and I like the good batting average. But what I do everyday behind the plate is a lot more important because it touches so many more people and so many more aspects of the game.
—Thurman Munson
You kind of took it for granted around the Yankees that there was always going to be baseball in October.
—Whitey Ford
ACE ROGER CLEMENS, 2007
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FIRST BASEMAN AND SLUGGERMARK TEIXEIRA
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Most guys who don’t like me are either Democrats or Yankee fans.
—Curt Schilling
I’d like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.
—Joe DiMaggio
All literary men are Red Sox fans—to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life.
—John Cheever
To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.
—Mickey Mantle
When you go to other parks, they hang banners for the wild-card or Eastern Division or Western Division champions. Around here, they don’t hang anything unless its for being world champions.
—Chili Davis
My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that from me.
—Derek Jeter
My office is at Yankee Stadium. Yes, dreams do come true.
—Derek Jeter
To pitch a perfect game wearing pinstripes at Yankee Stadium, it’s unbelievable. Growing up a Yankee fan, to come out here and make history, it really is a dream come true.
—David Wells
Sometimes I think I’m in the greatest business in the world. Then you lose four straight and want to change places with the farmer.
—Joe McCarthy, Yankees Manager
I may not have been the best Yankee to put on the pinstripes, but I am the proudest.
—Billy Martin
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You know it as soon as you walk in Yankee Stadium. The electricity is there every time, every day.
—Nomar Garciaparra
Some kids dream of joining the circus, other[s] of becoming a major league baseball player. As a member of the New York Yankees, I’ve gotten to do both.
—Graig Nettles
The essence of the Yankees is that they win. From in front or from behind, they win. And that’s why the history of the New York Yankees is virtually the history of baseball.
—Dave Anderson, The New York Times
Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees are so famous for Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, all of those guys.
—Bert Campaneris
It’s not easy, but I trust my pitches and I trust my teammates behind me.
—Mariano Rivera
I’m a lucky guy and I’m happy to be with the Yankees. And I want to thank everyone for making this night necessary.
—Yogi Berra (attending a dinner in his honor)
The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
—Casey Stengel
I’ve played for teams that were family-oriented organizations. They made you feel like family. The Yankees are strictly a business. Baseball is your life and everything else is secondary.
—Gary Sheffield
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
Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.
—George Steinbrenner
I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no-hit game.
—Bob Feller
I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner.
—John Guare
Everybody says we hated the Yankees. We didn’t hate the Yankees. We just hated the way they beat us.
—Al Lopez
True Yankees are born, not made.
—Jay Mohr