Billy Martin Quotes (22 Quotes)

We do not have evidence to accuse Congressman Gary Condit of Chandra's disappearance and, now, her death, but we do have reason to believe he knew a lot more about Chandra,

Unfortunately, nothing changed today. She Lewis remains a witness before the grand jury.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener.

It's been 10 years since we've had somebody ranked that high. He certainly deserves it and has been playing great tennis all year.

They hope to make you so mad at Bill Campbell that you will lose sight of justice.

It's like we are slaves, like we are in jail.

Bill Campbell has been waiting for this moment to tell his side of the story. He may have done some things he's not proud of, but it was not bribery and it was not illegal.

It's a great honor. It's a tough feat to accomplish because there are so many good players in college tennis.

Another club can be beating you for six innings but for some reason the good ball clubs get tough and win them in the last three.

I probably was the proudest Yankee of them all. And I don't mean false pride. When it's real on a team, it's a deep love-pride.

Bill Campbell has tried to do the right thing with his taxes. He's a horrible record-keeper. Criminal tax laws do not punish you for making a mistake.

I really love the togetherness in baseball. That's a real true love.

There's nothing greater in the world than when somebody on the team does something good, and everybody gathers around to pat him on the back.

It is all over the board. There is certain new stuff from the latest record that we are expanding on and playing differently each night, and also some really old stuff because we are playing some spaces that haven't heard anything that we have done.

Once again, it shows to us that the congressman is releasing information on his terms when he wants to release that information. We're asking him to be fully cooperate and not cooperate on his terms.

We will once again try as vigorous and zealous a case as we can to prove to yet another jury that this was an accident.

I loved Billy Martin. I thought Billy Martin would be a great manager. The one thing that hurt Billy Martin was personal habits. And I told him I loved him, I really did. He was down in Tampa just before Christmas. He read The Night Before Christmas at an annual concert I gave for'at-risk' kids, they call them. I don't like to call any kid 'at-risk.' People went wild for him. I remember telling him that night at dinner after the concert, 'Billy, God, can't you get your life straightened out I've seen you with your ear hanging off.' He was a genius as a manager. He was as much like Casey Stengel as Casey and that meant a lot to me. And it was three days later they called me and told me Martin was killed. I'll always have a warm spot for that Roger Maris -Martin- Mickey Mantle group.

Most people miss the great part mental outlook plays in this game.

What I miss when I'm away is the pride in baseball. Especially the pride of being on a team that wins.

Although the discovery of Chandra's body closes one chapter and brings some resolution to this ordeal, it does not ... solve the mystery of what happened to Chandra, ... We will continue, along with the police, our investigation to find the person or persons who did this to Chandra.

As a result of yesterday's proceedings, which were very overwhelming and emotionally draining, she was unable to proceed again today.

I may not have been the best Yankee to put on the pinstripes, but I am the proudest.