I won't be active in the day-to-day operations of the ball club at all.

In the end, I'll put my good acts up against those of anybody in this country. Anybody.

Surround yourself with amazingly intelligent men and women. The people I work with not only are smarter than I am, possessing both intellectual and emotional intelligence, but also share my determination to succeed. I will not make an important decision without them.

He's the leader on this team, I know when Baltimore let us have him, they thought they were giving us a problem. I'll take problems like that anytime.

Once in a while, I played second base; once in a while, outfield. But those were just pickup games and softball leagues. So when I bought the Yankees, I tried to stay one pace ahead of the players.

If you don't have a hernia yet then you're not pulling your own weight!

I hate to lose. Hate, hate, hate to lose.