George Steinbrenner Quotes & Sayings

“Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.”

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

“Owning the Yankees is like owning the 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.”

“I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.'”

“As I've always said, the way New Yorkers back us we have to produce for them.”

“I am tough. Sometimes I'm unreasonable. I have to catch myself every once in a while.”

“We plan absentee ownership as far as running the Yankees is concerned.”

“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.”

“I will never have a heart attack. I give them.”