But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?
- George Steinbrenner Quote

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 Quote

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

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

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 Quote

I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be.
- George Steinbrenner Quote

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

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

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

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

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

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 Quote

Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.
- George Steinbrenner Quote

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

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

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