Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American baseball manager Joe Girardi.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Joseph Elliott Girardi is an American professional baseball former player and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Girardi played the catcher position for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals during a big league playing career that spanned from 1989 to 2003. He won three World Series championships with the Yankees in the 1990s and served as the catcher for both Dwight Gooden's no-hitter and David Cone's perfect game.
I want players to look neat and responsible. Maybe it's old school, but it's kind of neat when people are always clean.
You get an idea what a manager has to go through every day. His is at a very high level. He has situations he has to deal with and the expectations he has to deal with, the personalities he has to deal with. It's a lot.
That's why I cut my hair so short. It was getting a little gray.
Be who you are. If you're comfortable leading, you're comfortable. And if you're not, it's OK.
Derek Jeter has been a great representative of what the Yankees have stood for over the years. He has been a team player who has only cared about winning. He has also been a fine example both on and off the field over his long tenure as a Yankee. It has been a real pleasure to manage him and play alongside him.