I like to make an impression.

I want to be the best leadoff hitter of our time.

A lot of players go into a restaurant and ask for a special table. I go and stand in line with the working people. It's very easy to get spoiled playing professional sports.

I play every game like it's going to be my last.

There's no way I can go play for the Yankees, but I know they're going to come after me hard. It's definitely not the most important thing to go out there for the top dollar, which the Yankees are going to offer me. It's not what I need.

Whenever I have a bad performance, I look at it as a learning experience.

I feel like I've been a Yankee my whole life.