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title: "1 Hands Better Quotes By George Steinbrenner"
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> [I used to be very hands-on, but lately I've been more hands-off and I plan to become more hands-on and less hands-off and hope that hands-on will become better than hands-off, the way hands-on used to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/i-used-to-be-very-hands-on-but-lately-i-ve-been-more-hands-off-and-i/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

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## More by George Steinbrenner

> [He's the leader on this team, I know when Baltimore let us have him, they thought they were giving us a problem. I'll take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/he-s-the-leader-on-this-team-i-know-when-baltimore-let-us-have-him/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [I haven't always made the right decisions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/i-haven-t-always-made-the-right-decisions/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [I think about the next season right away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/i-think-about-the-next-season-right-away/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [When you're entrusted with a tradition, you've got to protect it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/when-you-re-entrusted-with-a-tradition-you-ve-got-to-protect-it/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [Let's not talk punishment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/let-s-not-talk-punishment/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/i-don-t-want-to-be-in-the-hall-of-fame-i-don-t-think-owners-should-be/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [David Cone is in a class by himself with three or four other players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/david-cone-is-in-a-class-by-himself-with-three-or-four-other-players/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [I don't think that anybody should be suspended for life for anything, other than murder. How is it helping someone to say, 'You're done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/i-don-t-think-that-anybody-should-be-suspended-for-life-for-anything/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [In the end, I'll put my good acts up against those of anybody in this country. Anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/in-the-end-i-ll-put-my-good-acts-up-against-those-of-anybody-in-this/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/i-m-really-95-percent-mr-rogers-and-only-5-percent-oscar-the-grouch/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [Once in a while, I played second base; once in a while, outfield. But those were just pickup games and softball leagues. So when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/once-in-a-while-i-played-second-base-once-in-a-while-outfield-but/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [He says all the right things, like it's Jeter's team. I want to correct him on that - it's my team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/he-says-all-the-right-things-like-it-s-jeter-s-team-i-want-to-correct/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [Don't talk to me about aesthetics or tradition. Talk to me about what sells and what's good right now. And what the American people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/don-t-talk-to-me-about-aesthetics-or-tradition-talk-to-me-about-what/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [I haven't always done a good job, and I haven't always been successful - but I know that I have tried.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/i-haven-t-always-done-a-good-job-and-i-haven-t-always-been-successful/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

> [If you don't have a hernia yet then you're not pulling your own weight!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/if-you-don-t-have-a-hernia-yet-then-you-re-not-pulling-your-own-weight/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

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