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...
came cutting hair knew thinking
I was thinking about cutting my hair right after the season. I knew if I came here it would be a big deal.
body feels great ready
It feels like it's really close. My body is getting ready for what's going to be a very, very, very great season.
people
I think most people would have done the same thing.
control good raise treat
You'll never see me be mad. I can't control that. I can control the way I raise my kids, how I treat my wife, my family, friends and teammates. It's all in good fun. It's a game, and that's how I look at it.
break happy sit smile smiles
You kind of just sit back and smile and say, 'Whatever you want to do, you're not going to break me or my character. I'm very happy with the person that I am, the way I play this game.
forget quick
We have to try and forget this as quick as we can. This is a devastating loss.
deep ours playoffs
We have to play well. If we don't play well, we won't get to the playoffs or get deep into October. It's ours to lose.
ours
We have to play well. If we don't play well, we're not going to make the playoffs, but ... right now it's ours to lose.
chasing feels incredible tough yankees
It all feels tough still. It's not just the Yankees chasing us, it's all the wild-card teams, too. It's been an incredible race.
changed clicking definitely exciting game momentum needed seemed
It definitely changed the momentum of the game. It got pretty exciting there. We definitely needed a game like this one. It seemed like we weren't clicking today.
black blue move stuck
I thought it was broke. I thought I was done. It was black and blue ... I couldn't move it for about 10 minutes. It was stuck open.
enjoying goal good hit knowing letting pass speech talked
I thought Joe's introductory speech really hit home. He talked about enjoying the game, not letting it pass you by, knowing we do have a good team. That's why the goal here is getting to the World Series.
eyes knows runs shut
Just keep them there, we'll get the runs back, ... Bronson knows the look in our eyes when we come in between innings. We tell him, shut them down because we're going to get them tonight.
bone five great love mean
Manny is a great person. I love him, and he doesn't have a mean bone in his body. But he's been there five years, and sometimes it is too much for him.