I learned early in my life that sometimes I'm going to lose. I don't like it, but I accept it, meaning that I understand it's going to happen. But I don't see it like defeat; I see it like a learning process. Then if there's nothing to learn, I move on.
I don't just think regular season. I think playoffs. World Series. That's how I think.
I never give up. If you beat me, you have to beat me one, three, four, five times, and I still don't give up.
If you don't control your emotions, your emotions will control your acts, and that's not good.
I don't have control over everything; God has control over everything and I trust him, so I don't worry.
Don't worry about what the people say; be yourself, say what you want to say WITH respect.
I get over bad games right away. Sometimes I've let it go even before I've left the mound. That quick. Why? Because it's over. What can you do about it? Nothing. The only thing you can do is fight if you're still in the game. After that you can do nothing.
I think the good Lord is a Yankee.
I know who I am, I know what I am capable of, I know who I trust.
I don't wait for people to give me respect. I always give them respect.
I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me.
That's the game of baseball - amazing things happen.
I think God gave talent to different people in different areas.
I always take time for somebody who wants to talk to me.
I see the hitter when he's moved in the box, like when he's moved closer to the plate or changed his stance. I see when the batter has moved his feet, and then I make my own adjustment.
Every time before I throw my first pitch, I am praying. And not only that, in the bullpen I am praying.
Baseball was just the avenue that the Lord used so I can provide for my family.
I know, it's amazing, but I never feel like I have done anything. When people say that, it makes me uncomfortable because I'm not that kind of person. I just go out there and try to do my job.
Ever since I was a little kid, I was competitive.
I'm a simple guy, you know? If I do something, it's not going to be, 'Look at this, look at that.' It just happens.
I don't feel invincible because I'm human.
Because I have a little bit more, that means I'm better than you? No. Unacceptable.
I don't think any professional accepts defeat.
God is good for everybody. The sun shines on good people and bad people, and it rains on both, too. God doesn't choose rain only for bad people.
I know what kind of pitcher Whitey was, and I know what kind of person Whitey is. It makes me feel proud to be a Yankee. We're keeping this in the family.
