Billy Martin Quotes

Billy Martin — American Businessman born on May 16, 1928, died on December 25, 1989

Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times. As Yankees manager, he led the team to consecutive American League pennants in 1976 and 1977; the Yankees were swept in the 1976 World Series by the Cincinnati Reds but triumphed over the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games in the 1977 World Series. He also had notable managerial tenures with several other AL squads, leading four of them to division championships... (wikipedia)

I really love the togetherness in baseball. That's a real true love.

I may not have been the best Yankee to put on the pinstripes, but I am the proudest.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener.

There's nothing greater in the world than when somebody on the team does something good, and everybody gathers around to pat him on the back.

What I miss when I'm away is the pride in baseball. Especially the pride of being on a team that wins.