Johnny Damon Quotes

I hope others take as much pride in the sport as I do.

There's no way I can play for the Yankees, but I know they're going to come after me hard. It's definitely not the most important thing to go out there for the top dollar, which the Yankees are going to offer me. It's not what I need.

I blame myself every night we lose.

I'm relaxed at the plate. I'm not trying to do too much.

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

You know, a lot of people say they didn't want to die until the Red Sox won the World Series. Well, there could be a lot of busy ambulances tomorrow.

I'm gaining weight the right way: I'm drinking beer.

There is no excuse for not catching a ball you can get to.

The most important thing is to have fun.

I wouldn't mind being a hero to a kid. I grew up idolizing players, so I know how important that is for a lot of younger kids.

There's no way I can go play for the Yankees.

I went out as a free agent in Boston and had a great year and I priced myself out of there market, at the time.

We all pulled together at the right time, unfortunately, we were down 3-0 to the Yankees when we decided to do it, but we did it. And we shocked the world.

Thank You very much for overlooking the hair

People need to look at baseball like it has been sent from the heavens, and respect the game.

I just go out and play.

There's not too many teams that can succeed on and off the field together.

I like to make an impression.

Without chiropractic, I wouldn't be able to play consistently throughout the season.

Whenever I have a bad performance, I look at it as a learning experience.

I love Boston and I always will. I'll always have terrific memories and great fans here.

The biggest thing I want is for the hitter coming up behind me to get a good pitch to hit.

I take pride knowing that I hustle, day in and day out.

I'm no George Brett, and I probably never will be.

I want to be the best leadoff hitter of our time.