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title: "8 Playing Yankees Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Playing Yankees quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Playing Yankees sayings and thoughts."
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> [I wish there was a bar I could send opposing teams to and get them hammered or something - I could tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-clemens/i-wish-there-was-a-bar-i-could-send-opposing-teams-to-and-get-them/)

[Roger Clemens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-clemens/)

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> [I take a lot of pride in playing for the Yankees, and trying to do things the right way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-gardner/i-take-a-lot-of-pride-in-playing-for-the-yankees-and-trying-to-do/)

[Brett Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-gardner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/726/brett-gardner-70384_pride_i-take-a-lot-of-pride-in-playing-for-the_552608.jpg)

> [I had an incredible experience living in New York, playing for the Yankees, to go through all of the things I did,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-abbott/i-had-an-incredible-experience-living-in-new-york-playing-for-the/)

[Jim Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-abbott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3e/jim-abbott-20375_including_i-had-an-incredible-experience-living-in_881966.jpg)

> [My experience over 17 years playing with the Yankees, these are a few of the things that I've learned. You've got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-williams/my-experience-over-17-years-playing-with-the-yankees-these-are-a-few/)

[Bernie Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/bernie-williams-52145_action_my-experience-over-17-years-playing-with_1179813.jpg)

> [I don't miss playing for the Yankees. I miss my friends, my teammates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-soriano/i-don-t-miss-playing-for-the-yankees-i-miss-my-friends-my-teammates/)

[Rafael Soriano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-soriano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a4/rafael-soriano-38590_friendship_i-don-t-miss-playing-for-the-yankees-i-m_1524729.jpg)

> [Playing against the Yankees is really cool, to hear the noise and just shut it down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-soto/playing-against-the-yankees-is-really-cool-to-hear-the-noise-and-just/)

[Juan Soto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-soto/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17a/juan-soto-7116_against_playing-against-the-yankees-is-really-co_1626157.jpg)

> [I just wanted to go play in the big leagues. But possibly playing for the Yankees is very special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-johnson/i-just-wanted-to-go-play-in-the-big-leagues-but-possibly-playing-for/)

[Nick Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-johnson/)

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> [Being in Silicon Valley is like playing for the Yankees. You get knocked around more than anywhere else, the glare of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lacy/being-in-silicon-valley-is-like-playing-for-the-yankees-you-get/)

[Sarah Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lacy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/sarah-lacy-12531_any_being-in-silicon-valley-is-like-playing_2132721.jpg)

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