Johnny Damon Quotes (197 Quotes)

I think it's going to be like the postseason. The last thing we want to do is embarrass our country.

Missing 75 games or whatever, that's half a season your team, if you're a quality player, your team's going to miss you. I think it's a positive step for the union. Unfortunately, you can't make everyone happy. Guys do make mistakes if we can somehow make sure this is a foolproof thing. We want to make sure guys know what they're being busted for.

There's no panic, we know we're a good team. No way we thought we'd be in this situation, 1-4, but this team can build a lot of wins in a row.

We'd be kidding ourselves if this weekend wasn't going to determine the outcome of this season. It's going to come down to this weekend. It's the master plan. God's way. Yankees-Red Sox. We just need to win some games before that series starts.

I thought the atmosphere was amazing.

To me, he looks like the player he was in Oakland. He's hitting for average and power. It's great to see because he can carry a team when he's on like that.

He gets the ball and takes care of business. He's not afraid of anybody.

They have our number right now. This isn't what we expected.

New York came after me aggressively and that's what sealed the deal.

Wake has been absolutely awesome lately. Hopefully he can keep up that magic. He's making guys look foolish out there.

I had to make it right.

It sure feels good. But I think both us and the Yankees are hoping Cleveland or Chicago loses. We know those teams deserve to be in it. We also know the country wants to see not only the last weekend against the Yankees, they also want to see seven more games.

I feel like it's going to be great. He's a talent and he knows what he's doing. He knows how to communicate and he's a smart player. Getting this week in with him is definitely going to help me out.

At this time of year, every game is big. Anytime you win is awesome, and anytime you lose, this is not a fun place to be.

I fell in love with Boston, so hopefully, I'll be here for a long time.

We're three games up. We know this isn't going to be over any time soon. All we can do is go out and play to win, and hopefully the Yankees lose some games before they come see us.

Hopefully, we can get some of that magic that he had in Game 6 here last year.

It seems like it's been forever, man. I'm trying to find it. If it were easy, everyone would hit .320. It's tough, but I have to dig deep and keep battling.

Every time we take the field, we feel like we have a chance to win. We just have to do it. We run the table, we're definitely in the playoffs. We just have to show up and play.

He is right now. We have another guy going tonight Curt Schilling who wants that ace title back.

I thought all the players did a good job representing the game. I think now people are going to appreciate how the game is played in other countries.

When they scored three runs after we had pulled within one to make it 9-8, I think that was pretty critical. One run is definitely more easily attainable than getting four back. We were pretty much done after that.

They know it's a business. They know I wasn't the first to leave and I'm not going to be the last.

We had enough to win this year. We needed the White Sox to not hit and we needed some luck ... and we didn't get it.

You'll never see me be mad. I can't control that. I can control the way I raise my kids, how I treat my wife, my family, friends and teammates. It's all in good fun. It's a game, and that's how I look at it.

Derek is so talented, you know that over the course of a game, he's going to do something dramatic. I've seen it enough times in my career from the other side. He's very, very professional when the game is on the line.

We are citizens and human beings like everyone else. We understand that we can use our voice and position to help increase the efforts.

That guy . . . well, if he ever needed anything -- anything at all -- I'd give it to him. That's how I feel about him.

It's the world bragging rights. And I'm proud to represent Team USA.

We were shown all the scenarios after the game and we were kind of in awe. A lot of guys thought it was runs scored, so we thought maybe we'd have to go out and try and beat South Africa by a lot of runs. But it's runs allowed, and the South Africa score does not count. That's strange, too.

Bernie won the World Series four times here. If he's not there, it's not the same team. The way Bernie approaches the game, he's a laid-back guy, but he plays hard. I've never seen him dog it on the field. I have tremendous respect for him.

It all feels tough still. It's not just the Yankees chasing us, it's all the wild-card teams, too. It's been an incredible race.

Any day we get through without injury, The Boss is going to be happy.

At the time, a lot of people were miserable because there was an ownership change. There was really a lot of uncertainty with coaches, with players, but things ended up being great.

He's still pretty intimidating when you step in the box against him. I'm hoping this was my last time.

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March 6. The games are going to start counting tomorrow. That is sooner than expected. But we know what our job at hand is. That's to try and win this tournament, but also to try and help promote the game.

So there's not much comfort right now. We know we have to go play good baseball or we know our season is going to be over.

Going into Yankee Stadium, we expect to win. We know what the job ahead of us is. We need to win as many games as possible.

There was a mystery team that was offering more years and more guaranteed money, but they could not guarantee winning like the New York Yankees can. That's the biggest reason why I'm here because we will win.

I hope the fans understand what went wrong in terms of signing with the Red Sox. Nothing will take away from my memories and the love affair I had with the city. But I really don't care, I just want to help the Yankees win.

Nah, I don't think you'll see the Boss (George Steinbrenner) here.

We weren't done yet. We feel we can score three runs at any time.

I'm going to spend a lot of time with these guys and I want to get off to a good start, say 'Hi' and kind of get things rolling. This is going to be my family for this season, the next four seasons.

It feels like it's really close. My body is getting ready for what's going to be a very, very, very great season.

You know they're booing a uniform now. They don't boo bad players. They boo good players.

I thought I stayed inside the ball enough. But as soon as it lost steam, that's when it blew foul. It was close. It was something we could have used. I think Alex Cora would have scored from first on that. Unfortunately, it didn't work.