My mother's the most special person in my life ... I consider her my MVP: Most Valuable Parent.

You can have fun, respect the game and also play it hard. When you have that combination, you're going to put yourself in a position to be successful.

When you think small and up the middle, good things happen.

It is hard to ignore that is reality. But, at the same time, it still comes down to sound baseball decisions, farm systems and then execution on the field by the players. There are a lot of components to that (other) than just saying it is the highest salary.

You can take my cars or my house, just don't mess with my clothes.

You always dream about being on a baseball card. It's kind of funny when you finally see it.

I've never experienced- besides the birth of my two daughters-the feeling of winning a world championship in New York in the new stadium. It's something I'll never forget.