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.

The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing.

Whatever sport you're looking at, it's usually the team that makes the least mistakes that has the most success.

My relationship with George Steinbrenner was great. He was the boss, and I accepted that.

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.

That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.

I've seen that picture before. It was a two-seamer that didn't sink until it hit the upper deck somewhere.