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NEW YORK (AP) - On the verge of 75, George Steinbrenner admits he has mellowed. He's known for hiring and firing, screaming and scheming, a cartoon-like figure who dominates the back and front pages of New York's tabloids. But he says the public image of The Boss is nothing like reality. "I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers," he said, "and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch."
George Michael Steinbrenner III, who turns 75 Monday, acknowledges he was impatient when he was younger — and made mistakes. He defends his intense management style, says he has no idea when he will stop running the Yankees and says he has designated son-in-law Steve Swindal as his successor.
"I haven't always done a good job, and I haven't always been successful — but I know that I have tried," Steinbrenner said, answering a series of questions from The Associated Press submitted through spokesman Howard Rubenstein.
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