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Old 12-24-2005, 05:45 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by mikev
Isn't it? I know nothing of Bill Simmons, but to say it wasn't for the money is laughable.

"There's no way I can go play for the Yankees, but I know they are 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."

Damon, 5/2/2005

Athletes say **** like that all the time because it's what the fans want to hear. Damon has Boras as an agent so anyone who believed him when he said it wasn't about the money is being more then a little naive.
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