Johnny Damon
Johnny Damon
Johnny David Damonis an American professional baseball outfielder who began playing in Major League Baseballin 1995. He last played in 2012, though he has not officially retired. In his MLB career, Damon has played for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Raysand Cleveland Indians. Damon also played for the Thailand national baseball team and was a member of the squad for the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifiers...
differences games making-a-difference
In a lot of close games, I can make a difference with my speed.
want behinds
The biggest thing I want is for the hitter coming up behind me to get a good pitch to hit.
want being-the-best our-time
I want to be the best leadoff hitter of our time.
balls no-excuses excuse
There is no excuse for not catching a ball you can get to.
drinking beer weight
I'm gaining weight the right way: I'm drinking beer.
play yankees important
There's no way I can play for the Yankees, but I know they're going to come after me hard. It's definitely not the most important thing to go out there for the top dollar, which the Yankees are going to offer me. It's not what I need.
hero kids player
I wouldn't mind being a hero to a kid. I grew up idolizing players, so I know how important that is for a lot of younger kids.
extend knew starts tomorrow
In the past, we always knew we had to make up ground. Now we need to extend our ground. Hopefully, that starts tomorrow night.
bad external good strength today
I really didn't feel anything bad today, so that's a good thing. My strength was much better today doing the external strength test. That didn't hurt.
against best guess
I guess it's good. He's the best (and) you have to be able to do something against the best to be successful.
baseball champions dream greatest moment
I know this is the greatest moment in my baseball career. We're world champions now. This is a dream come true.
close curse erase game might minds rest seems series tried
I know we'll have this game in the back of our minds for the rest of our lives. It might just be as close to the World Series as you might ever get without actually getting there. We wanted to, we tried to erase a curse. It seems that curse will be around for another year.
game minds rest
I know we'll have this game in the back of our minds for the rest of our lives,
fans upset
I know what's going on in Boston. I know fans are upset and I'm sorry.