If all of us who love baseball and are doing our jobs, then those who get the game from us will be as proud to be a part of it as we were. And we are. This game is a gift, and I am humbled, very humbled, to accept its greatest honor.

Umpires sometimes have a quick trigger.

I wish I could paint that picture. As a 20-year-old kid, that was a big thrill.

I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.

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

I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.

You look at a guy who's being brave. He's afraid, or he wouldn't be brave. If he isn't afraid, he's stupid.