I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn't have to look far for role models.

Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.

Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.

I'm a New Yorker now, and believe me, there's no comparison between the Big Apple and Kalamazoo, no similarity at all. New York City's hectic, always in fast-forward, and Kalamazoo's more laid-back, smaller, slower.

I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees.

My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be just like your dad.

The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.