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George Steinbrenner [1930-2010] American

George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees.

Chance, Hope

Quote	Tags	Rank
Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.		101
Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.		102
I haven't always done a good job, and I haven't always been successful - but I know that I have tried.		103
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.		104
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.	Hope	105
We plan absentee ownership as far as running the Yankees is concerned.		106
In the end, I'll put my good acts up against those of anybody in this country. Anybody.		107
I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.'		108
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.		109
But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?		110
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.	Chance	111
As I've always said, the way New Yorkers back us we have to produce for them.		112
I am tough. Sometimes I'm unreasonable. I have to catch myself every once in a while.		113
I will never have a heart attack. I give them.		114
I haven't always made the right decisions.		115
Let's not talk punishment.		116
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.		117
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'?		118
I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball.		119
I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be.		120
Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him.		121
I think about the next season right away.		122
I was often misquoted. I was supportive of my managers, even though they all may not think so.		123

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