Top 271 Yankees Quotes & Sayings

I always thought the Yankees had something to do with it.

I belong a Yankee. I'm really happy that I got the chance to sign a good contract, and really happy that I got the chance to stay with the Yankees. Going elsewhere, I was going to hear the offers, but the Yankees made it really tough.

I was so happy when I found out I had been drafted by the Yankees. Growing up in Taiwan, I had heard so much about the Yankees but had never even seen them on TV.

There's no way I can go play for the Yankees.

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.

The Yankees' Facebook page was hacked. The hacker was immediately purchased and signed to a 5 year contract with the Yankees.

My priority was coming back to the Yankees.

I remember when I got a call and was told I was traded [to the Yankees in 1974], I actually cried because I liked Kansas City. But coming to the Yankees was the best thing that ever happened to me in my baseball career.

Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great DiMaggio.

We can't do the same things the Yankees do. Given the economics, we'll lose.

What the Yankees need is a second base coach.

My dad was a huge Yankees fan, huge Jets fan - he's really into sports. He had all sorts of memorabilia and cool things around the house. I would always just sit and watch Yankees games with my dad. Growing up, I was just very involved with the Jets, Yankees and sports because of my dad.

The Yankees are only interested in one thing, and I have no idea what that is.

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed on the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

Here at NBC there is just one more reason to hate the Yankees.

Wall Street bankers supposedly back the Yankees; Smith College girls approve of them. God, Brooks Brothers, and United States Steel are believed to be solidly in the Yankees' corner... The efficiently triumphant Yankee maching is a great institution, but, as they say, who can fall in love with U.S. Steel?

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

I want to be to the White Sox what Derek Jeter is to the Yankees.

The Yankees are one of the best teams. I want to stay with them forever.

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.

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

The Yankees can buy all the stars they want, but that doesn't guarantee they are going to win.

Everybody says we hated the Yankees. We didn't hate the Yankees. We just hated the way they beat us.

I am a Yankees fan. I should say - have been to more Yankees games than Mets games.

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 think the Cowboys are one of only two teams in all of sports that engender love and hate to that extreme. The other is the Yankees. You love the Yankees or you hate the Yankees.

I grew up a diehard Yankees fan.

I'm from California, but my father, who passed away when I was young, was from Newark. When I was kid, we would go back east and catch Yankees games. His side of the family are big Yankees fans. But, the real connection came in '97 when I moved to New York and became friends with the team.

Let me tell you something: I love the Yankees. And let me tell you why: because without the Yankees, there is nobody to hate.

We plan absentee ownership as far as running the Yankees is concerned.

There's no way I can go play for the Yankees, but I know they're going to come after me hard. It's definitely not the most important thing to go out there for the top dollar, which the Yankees are going to offer me. It's not what I need.

I met Pendragon when I made the journey to the far desert. He is from the tribe known as...as..." Loor was scrambling. Bokka didn't know about the Travelers. I had to bail her out. Yankees," I said. "The Yankees tribe." Hey, what can I say? It was the first thing that came to mind. "It's a strong tribe," I added. "Respected by all...except for our mortal enemies, the Sox tribe. They hate us. Especially the Red ones. Cannibals. Nasty characters.

A lot of people love to watch the Yankees.

We are the New York Yankees

A mystique of history and heritage surrounds the New York Yankees. It's like the old days revived. We're loved and hated, but always in larger doses than any other team. We're the only team in any sport whose name and uniform and insignia are synonymous with their entire sport all over the world.... the Yankees mean baseball to more people than all the other teams combined.

The secret of success in pitching lies in getting a job with the Yankees.

You're always in the storm's eye, so to speak, when you're with the Yankees.

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

Never is a concept the Yankees won't ever come across.

Look, do I like the Mets and the Yankees? Absolutely.

Baseball has changed dramatically since I began my tenure with the Yankees.

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.

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

When I was a teenager and my brother Frank was in the World Series in '57 and '58 against the Yankees, Braves winning in '57 and the Yankees in '58, little did I know the next time these two teams would meet in the World Series, I would be managing the Yankees.

The home run took a while to sink in because all I could think of was, 'We beat the Yankees! We beat the Yankees.'

The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.

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

Just tip my cap and call the Yankees my daddy.

I like the Dodgers because my dad does - wait, no, not the Dodgers. Strike me down! The Yankees. I like the Yankees.

I am very happy and excited to re-sign with the Yankees.

Rooting for the Yankees is like owning a yacht.

True Yankees are born, not made.

The Yankees are my team.

Red Sox versus Yankees is the greatest rivalry in sports.

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.

As much as we disliked the Yankees, fans and players alike, they were good for baseball. They consistently unsuccessful teams like the Browns, Senators, and A's paid a lot of their bills with those big crowds that poured through the gates when the Yankees came to town.

I've waited a long time to be part of a franchise like this [the Yankees].

The stadium is a part of the Yankees and the Yankees are a part of the stadium. That will never change.

I'd rather play for the Yankees. You get more money.