I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.

Disadvantaged kids many times don't have the support network that we all have. I know how important my parents were in my life and many of these kids don't have that support network.

As long as I can compete, I won't quit. Reaching three-thousand is not the finish line as long as I can contribute.

There is somebody in our lives that we could call the Energizer Bunny and we admire for those qualities.

I take pride in the fact that you are able to make some good contributions to the sport at certain times.

The reality is that players can't play forever.

There is a feeling when you are in Yankee Stadium that it is a very sacred ground you are walking on and you know you had the same feelings that other great players have had in other eras that played right there on that field.