When you take a job, you don't just accept the pats on the back. You have to accept the kicks in the pants.

I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.

Stress is something that is sort of out of your control. You get stressed out over looking at the finish line. Stress is something that is an outside thing. Stress is an anxiety.

Watching other teams in the World Series is like watching somebody else eat a Hot Fudge Sundae.

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.

I met Tiger Woods, and I looked in his eyes - and I saw Derek Jeter. They don't have to tell people they're good. They just prove it by the way they love the competition.