Baseball didn't really get into my blood until I knocked off that hitting streak. Getting a daily hit became more important to me than eating, drinking or sleeping.

I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee

Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.

I'm a ballplayer, not an actor.

The reason I play so hard is that somewhere out there is some kid who has never seen me play before, and I don't want to disappoint him.

I always thought there was at least one person in the stands who had never seen me play, and I didn't want to let him down.

You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you're down.