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.
- George Steinbrenner
Asking, Agreement, Meant, Ban
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.
- George Steinbrenner
Kind, Gambling, Betting, Odds
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
Think, Other, Over, Suspended
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
Process, Some, Set, Defined
I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball.
- George Steinbrenner
I Am, Set, Free Agency, Ruin
I think about the next season right away.
- George Steinbrenner
Think, Next, I Think, Right Away
I was often misquoted. I was supportive of my managers, even though they all may not think so.
- George Steinbrenner
Think, Supportive, Though, Managers
Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.
- George Steinbrenner
Yankees, Like, Owning, Mona
In the end, I'll put my good acts up against those of anybody in this country. Anybody.
- George Steinbrenner
Country, Against, Anybody, In The End
I am tough. Sometimes I'm unreasonable. I have to catch myself every once in a while.
- George Steinbrenner
I Am, Sometimes, Once, Unreasonable
We plan absentee ownership as far as running the Yankees is concerned.
- George Steinbrenner
Ownership, Running, Far, Yankees
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
Father, Certainly, Bill, Yankees
I haven't always made the right decisions.
- George Steinbrenner
Decisions, Always, Made, Right Decisions
I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.'
- George Steinbrenner
Only, Oscar, Mr, Rogers
I haven't always done a good job, and I haven't always been successful - but I know that I have tried.
- George Steinbrenner
Always, Been, Tried, Successful
I will never have a heart attack. I give them.
- George Steinbrenner
Never, Give, Will, Attack
As I've always said, the way New Yorkers back us we have to produce for them.
- George Steinbrenner
New, Back, Always, New Yorkers
Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him.
- George Steinbrenner
Never, Athlete, Been, Ruth
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
Chance, Think, Still, Tradition
Let's not talk punishment.
- George Steinbrenner
Talk, Punishment
But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?
- George Steinbrenner
Country, You, Why, Speak
I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be.
- George Steinbrenner
Think, Want, Should, Fame
Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.
- George Steinbrenner
Winning, My Life, Next, Breathing
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