If I put my name on something, I'm going to be involved. I'm not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.

The great thing about being a Yankee is that youre always a Yankee.

You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized.

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.

I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult. It's funny, because I was never big into autographs as a kid. The only player who I ever wanted an autograph from was Dave Winfield.

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.

You know, what is team chemistry? My opinion is when you have enough people who care about winning and enough people who losing affects. That's what chemistry means to me. It doesn't necessarily mean you're going to win, but you're going to have enough people on the same page. It's almost impossible, I think, to get everyone on the same page, but it's gotta mean something to you.