I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.

If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line.

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.

There's responsibility, but there's also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.

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.

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.

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.