#yankee

Maybe we've been brainwashed by 130 years of Yankee history, but Southern identity now has more to do with food, accents, manners, music than the Confederate past. It's something that's open to both races, a variety of ethnic groups and people who move here. ↗

— John Shelton Reed

#been #both #brainwashed #confederate #ethnic

As I have said many times - my father was a great fan of Bill Dickey's and he certainly loved the Yankees. I hope that he would be pleased. ↗

— George Steinbrenner

#certainly #fan #father #great #hope

I am a Yankees fan. I should say - have been to more Yankees games than Mets games. ↗

— Harold Ford

#been #fan #games #i #i am

In the building I live in on Park Avenue there are ten people who could buy the Yankees, but none of them could hit the ball out of Yankee Stadium. ↗

— Reggie Jackson

#ball #building #buy #could #hit

The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color. ↗

— Reggie Jackson

#color #difference #great #me #only

I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees. ↗

— Derek Jeter

#i #job #knocking #only #other

My hero's, my dreams, and my future lie in Yankee Stadium and they can't take that from me. ↗

— Derek Jeter

#future #hero #lie #me #stadium

I just wanted to go play in the big leagues. But possibly playing for the Yankees is very special. ↗

— Nick Johnson

#big leagues #go #i #just #leagues

I was happy that I was drafted, and then it was the Yankees and that just made it even better. ↗

— Nick Johnson

#drafted #even #happy #i #just

Hating the Yankees is as American as pizza pie, unwed mothers, and cheating on your income tax. ↗

— Mike Royko

#cheating #hating #income #income tax #mothers