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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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