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.

Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.

Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.

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

I always hear people say I give the same answers or I don’t give you much. No, I just don’t give you much negativity. When people are negative a lot, it starts to creep into your mind, and then you start having doubts, and I don’t like that. If there’s another way, show me. My job is to stay positive. My job is to limit distractions. And if you get annoyed by that, I don’t expect you to understand because you’re not in my shoes.

A lot of teams, I think, are just happy to make the post-season. Here, you have to win.

It doesn't take any talent to play hard.