Don't be afraid to fail, encourage your talent, and use your heart. And never be unprepared

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.

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.

As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because you either loved them or you hated them.

He [Nomar Garciaparra] could go 0-for-10 in rehab and it wouldn't mean anything.

...in my book success and winning are not always the same thing. To me, success is playing - or working - to the best of your ability.

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.