Best George Steinbrenner Quotes & Sayings

George [Steinbrenner] is a great guy, unless you have to work for him. — Lou Piniella

I met the real George Steinbrenner on only one occasion when he actually came and played himself on an episode of 'Seinfeld.' He seemed to really enjoy himself. I did not get to know him, but the fact that he allowed himself and his beloved team to be satirized on our show is an indication to me of his true character. — Jason Alexander

For years, I advised George Steinbrenner to get out of town because he dishonored my hometown with his bullying and bombast. — George Vecsey

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

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

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

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

I have a lot of regrets about what I've done. If I had to do it over again, I never would have left the Mets. I'm very thankful for all that Mr. (George) Steinbrenner did for me when I was with the Yankees, but I wish I had stayed in New York with the Mets. — Darryl Strawberry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The owner of the New York Yankees, Mr. George Steinbrenner who I had the greatest respect for, I want to thank him for giving me the opportunity to win that special ring in 1996. — Wade Boggs

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

My best and worst boss was the same man - my father. He never - and I mean never - took 'I can't' for an answer. He taught me the value system that, to this day, I have continued to practice. — George Steinbrenner

I never minded George Steinbrenner spending obscene amounts of money to put the best product on the field. — Jay Mohr

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

I think about the next season right away. — George Steinbrenner

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

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

The reason I'm a Yankee is that George Steinbrenner out hustled everybody else. — Reggie Jackson

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. — George Steinbrenner

We are the New York Yankees — George Steinbrenner

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

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

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

You know George M. Steinbrenner III is the center of all evil in the universe. — Ben Affleck

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

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

I used to be very hands-on, but lately I've been more hands-off and I plan to become more hands-on and less hands-off and hope that hands-on will become better than hands-off, the way hands-on used to be. — George Steinbrenner

If I were playing today I'd do what Joe DiMaggio said. I'd go knock on the door at Yankee Stadium and when George Steinbrenner answered I'd say, 'Howdy, pardner.' — Mickey Mantle

In the 1970s, professional sports found a different breed of team owner in George Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees. — Don Yaeger