Even though I was never a Yankee fan until I put on the uniform, when you think about the deep history of this organization, you always knew what the Yankees represented.

It's my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do it.

Umpires sometimes have a quick trigger.

You have to fix something when it first appears.

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.

Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.

If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.