I've never felt overmatched on the baseball field. I've always been a very strong, dominant position. And I felt that if I did my work as I've done since I was, you know, a rookie back in Seattle, I didn't have a problem competing at any level. So, no.

Baseball has a funny way to tap you on the shoulder when you least expect it and tells you it's the end.

I have incredible motivation to go out and improve every day.

Therapy can be a good thing; it can be therapeutic.

We (Derek Jeter and I) always talk about getting old, gray, and fat when our careers are over and just having a good time. He's like me. He wants to have a good time and be a good person. It's a weird situation for us. It's just like we're looking in the mirror. the only difference is I'm on the West Coast and he's on the East Coast.

Walking the streets of New York, a lot of people are cheering me on. It feels good.

I just don't see the light. Where is the light? What am I in this for?