People only rooted for the underdog in movies, not in middle school.
I’m always looking to improve. And every year I want to do better than the year before.
I take great pride in going out there and playing through pain.
When I first got to the majors in 2004, female fans held up signs asking me to marry them. Those girls today were what, 13, 14? I'm 23, but that's a little young even for me.
I just want to taste what it's like to win in New York
As soon as baseball becomes a job, as soon as I stop caring, as soon as the smile goes away, I'll hang up my spikes and do something else.