We can learn from past failures and mistakes, but we shouldn't get stuck there. We can keep future goals in mind, but we shouldn't get stuck there, either. The only way to reach our potential is to focus on what we must do now - this moment, this day - to perform effectively and win.

I knew what the Dodgers uniform represented as a kid growing up in Brooklyn.

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.

Chicago is a pretty good town.

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

I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.

We've got to decide, how much replay do we want? Because if you start doing it from the first inning to the ninth inning, you may have to time the game with a calendar.