Johnny Damon Quotes

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

No! I won't rule out center field for the Yankees, either.

Rooting for the Yankees is like owning a yacht.

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.

So to get to play for the Yankees was really exciting. Really exciting.

I've been a Yankees fan since I was six.

I liked George Weiss when he was with the Yankees. He loved the Old Timers' Day. He loved it. And he invited all these people to come, all these players to come.

After you manage the Yankees for 12 years, it's really tough to envision going somewhere else. But then the Dodgers called.

The first intimation I had that the Yankees were for sale was through an item to that effect in the newspapers. The idea instantly occurred to me that here was a prospect to become interested in a major-league club at home.

It was depressing, very depressing. I worried about how I would make a living. I didn't want to stay on the farm. It didn't offer the challenge I wanted and yet, without a college education, I felt that I was really out of luck.

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.

I'm a Laker fan, always have been. And the New York Yankees, for sure.

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.

I love being a Yankee, and it's hard not to. It's a special place to play.

I do worry about tomorrow's game, but never about next year's job.

I just wanted to go play in the big leagues. But possibly playing for the Yankees is very special.

We're the best team in baseball, but not by much.

I loved the opportunity to play for the Yankees, too.

I feel pressure every day. It is only pressure that I put on myself, but I would expect all professional sportspeople to feel pressure to perform their best whenever they are at work.

I never went through a period were I wanted to be a doctor, a cop or even a rock star. All I wanted to do was play short stop for the Yankees from the time I was about 5. Then I turned 15 and realized how silly that was and just gave up on it.

I'm still a huge Yankees fan. Growing up, Jeter was my guy, but Bernie Williams was my favorite player.

None of the teams that actually probably were offering me a job from the getgo, actually in spring training, are in the playoffs right now.

I'd say Juventus has a story as legendary as the Yankees.

Film people can be quite ruthless and tough. I think it's because the industry is filled with talented, driven people chasing nowhere near enough work.

Ever since I got drafted by the Yankees, I've been working on my swing.