Johnny Damon Team Quotations

Both teams had to play in it. So we can't complain about it.

I have a lot of friends there and we had some great moments. But a lot of the guys are gone and that's how baseball is. The teams make their choices.

I wish I had more hits and runs and more wins for this team. It comes in time. I understand it's a game and some are going to be better than others. Hopefully for this team there's a lot of better days to come.

There's no panic, we know we're a good team. No way we thought we'd be in this situation, 1-4, but this team can build a lot of wins in a row.

I'm going to follow the lead of a lot of these guys who have been here before, but everyone knows the type of guy I am. . . . I've always been able to mix with whatever team I've been on and I've been able to enjoy every team I've been on.

I'm excited about playing in front of the fans who, over the years, have come to know me as a player on another team. Now they get to see me for 81 days at Yankee Stadium, they get to see how I approach the game, my love for the game and the way I'm going to help this team win.

It's ours to lose. We got a good enough team to get there.

It's pretty amazing. Joe is going to be able to flip-flop guys around, like three-four-five-six, depending on whoever is going great. It's just an amazing lineup. I know the other teams always look over and go, 'Wow. Another guy! Another guy here, another guy there.' Pitchers don't get much of a break.

It sure feels good. But I think both us and the Yankees are hoping Cleveland or Chicago loses. We know those teams deserve to be in it. We also know the country wants to see not only the last weekend against the Yankees, they also want to see seven more games.

Derek Jeter picked up the whole team with one swing of the bat. It's definitely going to be much easier for me to sleep.

This team really wanted me. I'm going to go out there and run through walls for them, and hit and score lots of runs and bring another championship to New York.

This team puts itself in a position to win year in and year out. That is something that entices you as a player. If there is a weak link, there will not be a weak link much longer because they are going to go out and get the best player to help them win.

If we don't play well, we're not going to get to the playoffs and we won't play deep into October. It's ours to lose. There's a lot of teams fighting for spots.

They're a team that's going to be very scary. If their pitching stays healthy, they're going to be very, very good.

It's tough facing guys you've never faced, that your team has never faced.

We're not happy. We felt like we had a good enough team this season to win it all. We got to the playoffs, which is the first step. We just couldn't put anything together in this series.

What we really need is for me to get hot and stay hot. When I go, this team really takes off.

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

I am finally healthy, I can honestly say that now. My shoulder's not bothering me. So now I'm not walking around with a scowl on my face like I've been for the past month or so. I'm happy and excited about this weekend, and may the best team win.

I am finally healthy, I can honestly say that now, ... My shoulder's not bothering me. So now I'm not walking around with a scowl on my face like I've been for the past month or so. I'm happy and excited about this weekend, and may the best team win.

There's not many teams who fail to pursue their most popular player or one of their better players. I know the Yankees would never be like that.

It was a group of guys who enjoyed each other, a group of guys who would love to play forever with each other. You don't have those teams too often, ... I look across the room and I'm not sure if I'm going to play with these same guys for another year. I could be on another team. They could be on other teams.

Everyone, when they talk about our team they talk about your offense. Our pitchers are capable of going out there and throwing good games.

This place is magical and the team that we had here was very special, I know that with my personality I can pretty much be happy anywhere.

That's old news now. I've had this new team for a long time, almost four months, so it doesn't matter. I think both sides are pretty over it. It's time to get ready for the baseball season.

To me, he looks like the player he was in Oakland. He's hitting for average and power. It's great to see because he can carry a team when he's on like that.

We enjoy being around everybody because we know we have a special team and we know those four losses are not going to happen much this year, four in a row. We know we're going to bounce back from the losing streak and move forward.

Hitting with runners in scoring position, that's what we need to do to win. It was a great team win.

My teammates know that that stuff's not going to bother me. It just really doesn't. I had them prepare me before the game. I told them to start calling me every name in the book.

My time in Boston was great. But now I'm here playing for the greatest franchise in the world. The team with the most championships.

There was a mystery team that was offering more years and more guaranteed money, but they could not guarantee winning like the New York Yankees can. That's the biggest reason why I'm here because we will win.

That's what we needed to do. A great team win.

That team runs on Bobby Crosby being healthy. This guy is amazing. He's got amazing pop in his bat, he plays amazing defense. If he's healthy, they could go a long way. He's the key.

It's very important to be a part of a team, and I've always been able to mix well with every team I've been on.

I mix in well with any team I am on. The guys here have made me feel very comfortable already.

He's a guy a lot of teams would take No.1. He knows what it takes to win games. ... He picked up the whole team with one swing. That was awesome.

I guess he felt pretty confident with his team back.

I don't think too many people give us credit because of that Dominican team. The U.S. team will be well represented.

We don't care about how we get there, as the East winner or the wild card, we just want to get to the playoffs. It's the most important thing. We're going to be gunning for these teams and this is the time of year for the Red Sox to show that we can shine.

I was starting to feel the groove again, and then I had this minor setback, ... But I'm not going to feel dissuaded by my performance. As long as the team wins, that's OK. Unfortunately, they seem to coincide.

I can't say we're happy about the situation. But we'll be all right. I think we have a good-enough team to win.

It got twisted around. I just said I'd do whatever the team asked me to do. I just want to help the team win.

I've been having a blast. Everybody on the team has been great to me. I haven't changed anything, I'm just playing for a different team.

It's the world bragging rights. And I'm proud to represent Team USA.