Jimmy Cannon Quotes

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

I would have to say that because I've lived in so many cities, by no means do I feel it's fair to call myself a 'fan' of any particular teams. I've lived in New York for a long time, and I did this movie about the Yankees called '*61.' I found out a lot about the Yankees during that time, so I love the Yankees, I've watched the Yankees.

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

I grew up a diehard Yankees fan.

I couldn't be a White Sox fan because that was like being a Mets or a Yankees fan.

I'm forever a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Apparently I've picked the worst baseball team in the world.

I was actually a Cowboys fan.

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

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

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

I'm a big baseball fan, and I love the Cards.

I come from a city like St. Louis, where they consider themselves great baseball fans.

I've been a Brewers fan since birth.

If you don't like the way the Atlanta Braves are playing then you don't like baseball.

I am very much a Red Sox fan; I can name you more players than you could possibly imagine. It's just part of who I am.

I grew up an Indians fan my entire life. I was never really 'against' the Yankees, but I knew what they were capable of.

I will openly admit that I've never really followed hockey. Given my New England upbringing, I have always adhered to the Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins mantra of professional sports fandom, but hockey was definitely the lowest sport on the totem pole - even when the Bruins won the Stanley Cup.

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

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

I've been a Yankees fan for a long time. When I was a kid in the mid-'70s, the Yankees were really great. They had Reggie Jackson in '77. I was 8 years old at the time. He hit three home runs to win the World Series in game six against the Dodgers, and I was just hooked.

Growing up in Rhode Island, my friends would have strung me up if I had been a Yankees fan.

I've been proud to be a lifelong Chicago Cub and still be with the Cubs. That's always been important to me and I think it's always been special.

People grow up loving the Yankees and will tell you, and so many people despise the Yankees, and they come from all over the United States.

I'm pretty crazy about the Yankees. When I can't actually watch a game, I TiVo it. I am also a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan. I don't tell many people that because I will get made fun on because I'm from New Jersey!

If you're a sports fan you realize that when you meet somebody, like a girlfriend, they kind of have to root for your team. They don't have a choice.