You kind of took it for granted around the Yankees that there was always going to be baseball in October. Whitey Ford
All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it. Dizzy Dean
At least, in this situation, I know my chances of coming back could be slim because of the young talent the Yankees do have. Johnny Damon
I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees. Derek Jeter
I just wanted to go play in the big leagues. But possibly playing for the Yankees is very special. Nick Johnson
I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college. Bo Jackson
I was happy that I was drafted, and then it was the Yankees and that just made it even better. Nick Johnson
I wish there was a bar I could send opposing teams to and get them hammered or something - I could tell my buddies in New York to leave their places open or something. Playing for the Yankees, guys come at you extremely hard. I have to be ready or I'll be embarrassed. Roger Clemens
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
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
In L.A., wives can fly on the plane; with the Yankees, they can't. With other teams, the wives always have functions to bring them together. Not here. You don't know what half the wives look like. Gary Sheffield
In the building I live in on Park Avenue there are ten people who could buy the Yankees, but none of them could hit the ball out of Yankee Stadium. Reggie Jackson
My God... What are the headlines going to be like on Monday if the Yankees don't make the playoffs? Wade Boggs
The draft is a crapshoot, so I've been very fortunate to be drafted by the Yankees, and to have spent my whole career here. Derek Jeter
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. Wade Boggs
The Yankees have better starting pitchers than Arizona. Arizona just has two... the Yanks have four. Keith Hernandez
The Yankees won the pennant, we went on to the World Series, 41 years after that in the city of Toronto. The great city of Toronto, and all the provinces in Canada, everybody reached out and they were excited because we won the first World Series ever, across the border. Dave Winfield