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You know, Mantle had the greatest ability of any guy who ever came to the big leagues in my time (1943-1962). He didn't have to apply himself. He didn't realize how good he was...If he'd have been a little more on determination, like DiMaggio. DiMaggio was a very determined guy, you know. Mantle could have set unbelievable records. He only used about three-quarters of his talent.

Eugene Richard "Gene" Woodling
New York Yankees
LF

In our day with the Yankees, you never used the words, 'Nice hustle.' That was an insult. You're supposed to run hard all the time. And we did. So you didn't say that to one of our ballplayers. That was an insult. We played hard, and that's the reason we won.

On the five-in-a-row World Championship Yankees teams of the early 1950's

Eugene Richard "Gene" Woodling
New York Yankees
LF

There's nobody on my ball club that doesn't go from first to third on a base hit, or from second to home. Every time you steal a base, you're taking a gamble on getting thrown out, and taking the bat out of the hitter's hand.

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

When I get too much rest, I'm usually erotic.

Roger Clemens
New York Yankees
Pitcher
Contributed by: Rich Bohn

Every time I see him, he's not there.

At Yankees camp in Tampa when a writer who had not seen legendary shortstop Phil Rizzuto for a while asked if Yogi knew where he was

March, 2000
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
New York Yankees
Catcher - OF
HOF 1972

We made too many wrong mistakes.

On losing the 1960 World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates

Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
New York Yankees
Catcher - OF
HOF 1972

The Feds can kiss my ass.

When it was announced that he was a suspect in a tax fraud case

Darryl Strawberry
New York Yankees
OF
Contributed by: Lee Gibbs

I was never nervous when I had the ball, but when I let go I was scared to death.

Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez
New York Yankees
Pitcher
HOF 1972

Contributed by: Jonathan Chapman

Sometimes, all of us need to be reminded that this is just a kids game. We just happen to be grown men playing it.

Mike Stanton
New York Yankees
Pitcher

There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first or last time, I owe him my best.

On why he played so hard every game

Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio
New York Yankees
OF
HOF 1955; a.k.a. "Joltin' Joe"

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