Wednesday Wickedness: George Steinbrenner
Janera hosts Wednesday Wickedness. Mahalo Janera for hosting. Direct from her blog comes the following:
“Hi and welcome to Wednesday Wickedness. We are like other memes in that we will ask you ten questions each and every Wednesday. But our little “twist” is that each week we will pick a famous person and pick ten of their quotes. Each of our questions will be based on the quotes. Got it? Great! Let’s begin this week’s meme! Today we picked George Steinbrenner(who passed away Tuesday morning at age 80). Here’s Wednesday Wickedness!
1. “But why shouldn’t I speak out? Don’t you speak out in this country?” Do you speak out as often as you should? I never shut up!
2. “I am tough. Sometimes I’m unreasonable. I have to catch myself every once in a while.” Are you ever tough and unreasonable? No. I’m soft and reasonable. pffft
3. “I haven’t always done a good job, and I haven’t always been successful – but I know that I have tried.” Do you believe that sometimes you learn more from a failure than a success? You learn what you want to learn. Good or bad.
4. “Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.” Do you feel that you always have to win? No I like to lose all the time. pffft
5. “It is unbelievable to me that the highest-paid team in baseball would start the season in such a deep funk.” Do you think money always buys greatness? What the hell doesn’t money buy?
6. “I take my last phone call at home at about 11pm.” What time is too late to call you? Any time I’m sleeping so you’d had best know my schedule.
7. “Don’t talk to me about aesthetics or tradition. Talk to me about what sells and what’s good right now.” Do you think tradition matters? Depends upon the tradition. I mean just because your parents are drug addicts should you be one?
8. “And what the American people like is to think the underdog still has a chance.” Do you tend to root for the underdog? Sometimes. If I don’t like the underdog I wont.
9. “I don’t think I ever could exceed my father’s successes. He was a completely satisfied man, he knew what he wanted to accomplish and he accomplished it. I did do a lot, though, to try to please him.” Do you ever feel that you want to exceed your parents successes? I don’t believe you can. One’s success is entirely their own. Success is all about how you define it.
10. “I’m really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.” In terms of cartoon characters, who are you like?
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Hey, it’s only my opinion.
A Hui Hou
LOL @ #1. Good answers today. Love Taz he’s the best! Have a great day!
Me to my friend. Glad you enjoyed. )
Shhh.
it? LOL
I love Taz, the devil and it’s a perfect fit.
Good answers, #9 stumped me. Your answer was right on.
It did me as well. I had to stop and think about it. Glad you enjoyed.
That’s a good point on #3…we do only learn what we want to learn.
Taz, huh? Well, I know to bring a towel if we ever meet.
Thanks. Make siuee it’s a big beach rowel.
Not all quick off the top responses.
Great answers for 3,7, and 9!
And, I have a gold chain with a gold Taz charm on it that my hubby got me.
Did the devil make him buy it? LOL. Yeah I had to think some on this one. Mahalo.
#1, I shut up but I reason cause I want to get it out of my system.
Sounds like a good way to so it to me.
Sounds like you know yourself pretty well Thom. Too funny.
Well let’s hope so…No one else does LOL
I always route for the underdog. Unless I don’t like the underdog. Wait… I think that’s the same thing you said. *blinking in confusion*
ROFLMAO!!! Great minds
for once i agree with most of your answers. however, there are many things money can’t buy…
Well thank you. I know that but I didn’t want to ruin my total sarcastic answer LOL
Money “Can’t Buy Me Love.” Paul sang it so it must be true! Maybe…
Pffft…that coming from a die hard Beatle fan LOL
I like Taz, nice choice
Mahalo
You learn what you want to learn – good or bad – I agree.