Johnny Damon Fans Quotations

I felt like I had to salute the fans because they were always great to me here and I know now they're just booing the uniform. They appreciated everything I did and how I played the game. I'm just disappointed we didn't come out swinging the bats better.

I thought the first day was awesome. It's great to see a lot of the fans accept me as being a Yankee. You feel proud because you know what you've done over your career and you know what your reputation is, and they know what I can bring to New York.

(Red Sox) fans are going to be upset. I hope they remember the great World Series and the three out of four years we made the playoffs. I appreciate them. I tried to come back.

Regardless of the reaction, I felt the fans wanted to see that.

Regardless of the reaction, I felt like a lot of fans wanted to see it. I heard more cheers than jeers.

Yankees fans do expect to see Jeter, A-Rod, myself and Bernie Williams. But with this Classic going on, we had to lose some players for some time. I understand the sign, but hopefully we'll put on a showing for the U.S. team.

We understand the sign, but we also understand that the U.S. is counting on us to win this tournament. Yankee fans do expect to see Jeter, A-Rod, myself and Bernie Williams there, but with the Classic going on they had to lose some players for some time.

I understand how the world works, how the fans work. They may have booed me, but they appreciated the way I played the game.

Sad to say bye to some of the greatest fans in the world.

This place has been very good to our team. A bunch of our fans cannot get tickets in Boston. For them to come down on a weekend and take part in this, that says a lot.

It's pretty magical. The fact is, you go out there and play hard and the fans always respect that, they cheer you. They welcome the Red Sox into their homes every single night. You just don't do that. Boston fans, from kids to grandparents and housewives, we're a part of their family. That they welcome us like that is pretty awesome.

Their fans were incredible. It probably felt like a home game for their guys. The feeling inside the stadium was awesome.

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.

I hope the fans understand what went wrong in terms of signing with the Red Sox. Nothing will take away from my memories and the love affair I had with the city. But I really don't care, I just want to help the Yankees win.

I know what's going on in Boston. I know fans are upset and I'm sorry.

I heard a lot more cheers than jeers. Regardless, I wanted to do it because these fans meant so much to me.

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

The guy knows how to play; everyone in our dugout knows how to play. There's going to be a lot of great games here and the best fans in the world pretty much saw an awesome display.