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 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.

The draft is a crapshoot, so I've been very fortunate to be drafted by the Yankees, and to have spent my whole career here.

I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.

I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.

I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.

Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.