I always thought being a gamer and someone who had a sense of responsibility to the game and to my teammates was the honorable thing.

Different styles work for different guys... If you can handle shortstop and hit, teams will find a way to pencil you into the lineup.

Get in the game. Do the best you can. Try to make a contribution. Learn from today. Apply it to tomorrow.

There are so many great moments in Yankee Stadium. There is nothing better or no better place better to compete when you are good and the Yankees are good and you are playing a big series in September in Yankee Stadium, four game series, there is no greater excitement anywhere than the Yankee Stadium.

I haven't given it (achieving 3,000 hits) much thought. I was taught a certain approach, how to come to the ballpark. I try not to do too much thinking about things like that. In this society we measure success in different ways. Three thousand (hits) represents success over a career, not a season. It'll be nice to get to that point.

I kept thinking, 'this must be the coolest job - I'd like to be a professional baseball player.' They were getting paid to play a game, and what a cool lifestyle that was.

My approach to every game was to try to erase the games that were before and try to focus on the game at hand.