There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.
The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized.
You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees.
Defense usually doesn't make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult.
God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
Obviously, you're known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete.
It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.
What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They've been supportive. They're always there.
The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.
It doesn't feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I'm on an All-Star team everyday.
Our fans don't want to see us win the Wild Card. They want to see us win the division.
I want to own a team one day. You know, that's my next goal.
