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

Moving to New York was the best decision I ever made.

I know what it takes to win ball games.

I'm relaxed at the plate. I'm not trying to do too much.

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.

The biggest thing I want is for the hitter coming up behind me to get a good pitch to hit.

I went out as a free agent in Boston and had a great year and I priced myself out of there market, at the time.