Fear of failure is what fuels me, keeps me on edge and sharp. I'm not as good when I'm comfortable.

I’m fighting for my life, I have to defend myself. If I don’t defend myself, no one else will.

Playing the game was the easy part. The real work was in the preparation.

No player should have to go through what I have been dealing with, and I am exhausting all options to ensure not only that I get justice, but that players' contracts and rights are protected through the next round of bargaining.

With what has occurred in my life, the baseball field is where I feel most comfortable. That's what I feel I was born to do and it's what I do best.

There's no place like New York. And I found out that until you go through it for a season, you really don't know it.

If my life depended on it - if my daughter's life depended on it - I'd want Mariano Rivera closing. Wouldn't you?