Whatever I do, I love to win. I don't care if it's tennis or ping pong, I'll kill myself to win it.

Hitters get paid a lot of money to hit. Let's face it, man, sometimes they just do.

I wanted to play for the New York Yankees. That was the bottom line. I wanted to be there and play in that new stadium.

You've got to have camaraderie or togetherness on a baseball team if you want to win.

Whatever I do, I love to win. I don't care if it's tennis or ping pong, I'll kill myself to win it.

I'm going to give up hits, so I'm going to need to get some ground balls, double plays and stuff like that. That's just kind of my game.

He (Tommy Pettitte [father] coached me as kid. He bought all the books and videos and tried to learn as much about pitching as he could. But once I was in high school, he never tried to be my coach.