Quotes By George Steinbrenner

Date of Birth: July 4, 1930    Date of Death: July 13, 2010

I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.  ~ George Steinbrenner


Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.  ~ George Steinbrenner


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


I will never have a heart attack. I give them.  ~ George Steinbrenner


But why shouldn`t I speak out? Don`t you speak out in this country?  ~ George Steinbrenner


I am tough. Sometimes I`m unreasonable. I have to catch myself every once in a while.  ~ George Steinbrenner


As I`ve always said, the way New Yorkers back us we have to produce for them.  ~ George Steinbrenner


Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.  ~ George Steinbrenner


I haven`t always done a good job, and I haven`t always been successful - but I know that I have tried.  ~ George Steinbrenner