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    Pinstripe Quotes: The Wit and Wisdom of the New York Yankees
    Pinstripe Quotes: The Wit and Wisdom of the New York Yankees
    Pinstripe Quotes: The Wit and Wisdom of the New York Yankees
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    Pinstripe Quotes: The Wit and Wisdom of the New York Yankees

    By Henry Clougherty and Christopher Jennison

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    Was it Babe Ruth who said it best when he once remarked, “Baseball was, is, and always will be to me the best game in the world”? Or Mickey Mantle when he channeled Lou Gehrig during his 1969 farewell address: “I never knew how someone dying could say he was the luckiest man in the world. But now I understand”? Since the New York Highlanders became the New York Yankees in 1913, this dynamic franchise has captured the hearts and minds of fans across the nation. But for all the glory garnered by the men in pinstripes, their advice, wisdom, and passion has never been given a voice until now.

    Pinstripe Quotes is a unique collection of quotes, stories, and historic anecdotes as spoken by the players themselves, and the men and women who knew them best. Where else will fans learn Lou Gehrig’s thoughts on racial discrimination, or Derek Jeter’s penchant for singing out loud when no one else is around? What Yankees fan won’t relish reliving the team’s first World Series victory through the eyes of the sportswriters and cheering crowds who were there? A franchise with over a century of triumph, tragedy, and unflinching determination, the players of the New York Yankees have the sayings and words of wisdom that will carry fans through anything—from a rough day at work, to the best way to celebrate a World Series victory. Without a doubt, Pinstripe Quotes is a must-have for any fan.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSports Publishing
    Release dateFeb 22, 2013
    ISBN9781613213933
    Pinstripe Quotes: The Wit and Wisdom of the New York Yankees

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      Pinstripe Quotes - Henry Clougherty

      CHAPTER ONE

      THE NEW YORK YANKEES

      You have to strap it on and go get them.

      —Roger Clemens

      It’s great to be young and be a Yankee!

      —Joe DiMaggio

      I want players to look neat and responsible. Maybe it’s old school, but it’s kind of neat when people are always clean.

      —Joe Girardi

      Look, I like hitting fourth and I like the good batting average. But what I do everyday behind the plate is a lot more important because it touches so many more people and so many more aspects of the game.

      —Thurman Munson

      You kind of took it for granted around the Yankees that there was always going to be baseball in October.

      —Whitey Ford

      ACE ROGER CLEMENS, 2007

      PHOTO COURTESY OF KEITHALLISON ON FLICKR

      FIRST BASEMAN AND SLUGGERMARK TEIXEIRA

      PHOTO COURTESY OF KEITH ALLISON

      Most guys who don’t like me are either Democrats or Yankee fans.

      —Curt Schilling

      I’d like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.

      —Joe DiMaggio

      All literary men are Red Sox fans—to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life.

      —John Cheever

      To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.

      —Mickey Mantle

      When you go to other parks, they hang banners for the wild-card or Eastern Division or Western Division champions. Around here, they don’t hang anything unless its for being world champions.

      —Chili Davis

      My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that from me.

      —Derek Jeter

      My office is at Yankee Stadium. Yes, dreams do come true.

      —Derek Jeter

      To pitch a perfect game wearing pinstripes at Yankee Stadium, it’s unbelievable. Growing up a Yankee fan, to come out here and make history, it really is a dream come true.

      —David Wells

      Sometimes I think I’m in the greatest business in the world. Then you lose four straight and want to change places with the farmer.

      —Joe McCarthy, Yankees Manager

      I may not have been the best Yankee to put on the pinstripes, but I am the proudest.

      —Billy Martin

      PHOTO COURTESY OF EDDTORO / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

      SPECIAL WARFARE OPERATOR 1ST CLASS ISAIAH MARING (SEAL)

      AND RON GUIDRY, 2010

      PHOTO COURTESY OF U.s. NAVY

      PhOTO BY SENIOR CHIEF MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST GARY WARD

      You know it as soon as you walk in Yankee Stadium. The electricity is there every time, every day.

      —Nomar Garciaparra

      Some kids dream of joining the circus, other[s] of becoming a major league baseball player. As a member of the New York Yankees, I’ve gotten to do both.

      —Graig Nettles

      The essence of the Yankees is that they win. From in front or from behind, they win. And that’s why the history of the New York Yankees is virtually the history of baseball.

      —Dave Anderson, The New York Times

      Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees are so famous for Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, all of those guys.

      —Bert Campaneris

      It’s not easy, but I trust my pitches and I trust my teammates behind me.

      —Mariano Rivera

      I’m a lucky guy and I’m happy to be with the Yankees. And I want to thank everyone for making this night necessary.

      —Yogi Berra (attending a dinner in his honor)

      The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.

      —Casey Stengel

      I’ve played for teams that were family-oriented organizations. They made you feel like family. The Yankees are strictly a business. Baseball is your life and everything else is secondary.

      —Gary Sheffield

      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

      Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.

      —George Steinbrenner

      I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no-hit game.

      —Bob Feller

      I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner.

      —John Guare

      Everybody says we hated the Yankees. We didn’t hate the Yankees. We just hated the way they beat us.

      —Al Lopez

      True Yankees are born, not made.

      —Jay Mohr

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