Steinbrenner Calzone Quotes

#1. 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. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#2. 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. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#3. I'll stick to building ships. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#4. As I've always said, the way New Yorkers back us we have to produce for them. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#5. But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country? #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#6. Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#7. Winning means everything ... You show me a good loser and I'll show a loser. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#8. I am tough. Sometimes I'm unreasonable. I have to catch myself every once in a while. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#9. 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.' #Quote by Mickey Mantle

#10. I'm pretty excited, this is a big, big one. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#11. I haven't always made the right decisions. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#12. He says all the right things, like it's Jeter's team. I want to correct him on that - it's my team. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#13. You know George M. Steinbrenner III is the center of all evil in the universe. #Quote by Ben Affleck

#14. 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. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#15. George [Steinbrenner] is a great guy, unless you have to work for him. #Quote by Lou Piniella

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

#17. 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. #Quote by Wade Boggs

#18. New York City revived around the team. I don't think you can look at the recovery of New York from the 1970s without, on some level, talking about Steinbrenner. Even if you're just talking about the feel of the city, he was part of a creation of a new sense of optimism. #Quote by Jonathan Mahler

#19. I will never have a heart attack. I give them. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#20. Irabu is a fat, pus-y toad. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

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

#22. 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. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#23. 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? #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#24. I talked to a calzone for fifteen minutes last night before I realized it was just an introverted pizza. I wish all my acquaintances were so tasty. #Quote by Jarod Kintz

#25. 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. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#26. We are the New York Yankees #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#27. 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. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#28. I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.' #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#29. I squirm when I see athletes praying before a game. Don't they realize that if God took sports seriously he never would have created George Steinbrenner. #Quote by Mark Russell

#30. I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner. #Quote by John Guare

#31. 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. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#32. 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. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

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

#34. 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. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#35. 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. #Quote by Jason Alexander

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

#37. If you don't have a hernia yet then you're not pulling your own weight! #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#38. I think about the next season right away. #Quote by George Steinbrenner

#39. She looked at me, her electricity flaring to life - growing more violent, more dangerous, lighting the room like a calzone stuffed with dynamite. Uh-oh ... #Quote by Brandon Sanderson

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