Danny Meyer Quotes

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

Before seeing 'The Pride of the Yankees,' you may or may not know that the Yankees referred to are the ones who win the World Series each year. After seeing it you will find that the reference is indirect.

The Greatest Living Yankee is Whitey Ford, who came out of Aviation High School, which was then in Manhattan, and helped pitch the Yankees to victory in the 1950 World Series when he was 21.

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

Yankee caps pop up all over the world, not as a statement of loyalty to that team, but as a symbol of - what? Winning 27 so-called World Series? Much of the world doesn't even play that sport.

If Casey Stengel were alive today, he'd be spinning in his grave.

You look at all the great players that they've had and the potential of playing in Yankee Stadium.

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

The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships.

The Yankees are my team.

I always loved playing in New York, where the Yankees fans expect a winning team every year.

Growing up, my favorite player was either Derek Jeter or Manny Ramirez.

You watch all those moments that Jeter had for the Yankees. You can tell by the fans' reaction how much he meant to them and how much he meant to the city, how much he meant to the game of baseball.

I'm a huge Kevin Youkilis fan.

I was Mayor of New York during a great Yankees dynasty. I got to preside over the city during four Yankees championships.

I remember being, like, 5 years old, and my dad took me to a Yankees-Mets game. My dad had me on his shoulders and taught me one of the most important lessons about sports. He said, 'Jesse, just remember one thing, the Mets suck.'

The Dodgers to me are the Yankees of the National League.

When I became the manager of the New York Yankees, it was an opportunity to realize my lifelong dream of winning the World Series. We were fortunate enough to succeed in our first season in 1996, and in the years that followed, we wrote some great new chapters in Yankee history.

More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.

The biggest game I ever played in was probably Don Larsen's perfect game.

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

When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher.

I rooted for the Milwaukee Brewers and its stars, Robin Yount and Paul Molitor. I went to a lot of games, including the World Series in 1982. The Brewers may have been a bad team for most of my life, but to have your team at its peak when you are thirteen years old is an experience I wish for every fan.

When I was growing up, the first thing I wanted to be was a cowboy. That lasted till I was about ten. Then I wanted to be a baseball player. Preferably shortstop for the New York Yankees.

In the spring of 1957, Mickey Mantle was the king of New York. He had the Triple Crown to prove it, having become only the 12th player in history to earn baseball's gaudiest jewel. In 1956, he had finally fulfilled the promise of his promise, batting .353, with 52 homers and 130 RBIs. Everybody loved Mickey.