When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, 'You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to do anything else.' Well, I took his advice. It was a quick way to get to the big leagues, and I've never regretted it.

When you sign on to do a job, you hope you'll be able to get it done. But that's not always in your control.

I feel emptiness, and he probably won't be able to close his eyes for two or three days.

I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.

I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.

You hear the word 'cancer,' it scares you. You think of death.

I don't think there's any player that's more talented than Alex Rodriguez. He cares very deeply about doing well. Baseball is his life. He puts a lot of pressure on himself.