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.

I used to be very hands-on, but lately I've been more hands-off and I plan to become more hands-on and less hands-off and hope that hands-on will become better than hands-off, the way hands-on used to be.

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

The name Derek Jeter is made for stardom. He's got an infectious smile, and he's so handsome and well-behaved. He's just a fine young man who does everything right. He's like Jack Armstrong and Frank Merriwell, guys I grew up rooting for. Some guys come along who just measure up.

David Cone is in a class by himself with three or four other players.

Why would you want to stay manager and be second-guessed by me when you can come up into the front-office and be one of the second-guessers?

Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him.