I'm a baseball player. Not being able to play baseball certainly was a lonely thing.

What I try to do is don't have any ups and downs. I emphasize taking the same approach.

My first and foremost goal when I joined the Yankees was to win the world championship. Certainly it's been a long road and very difficult journey. But I'm just happy that after all these years we were able to win and reach the goal that I had come here for.

The power of home run hitters in the majors is different from those here. It's probably difficult for me to match that power now.

I've been watching American baseball on television for a long time, but it was only in recent years that, realistically, I've been thinking about playing here.

It's important to find a team where you can be comfortable. I know there are a lot of high expectatons.

It's not like you can aim for a home run and hit a home run.