My dad was the first one who said, 'You're going to end up behind the plate because you've got a very good arm and you're very smart when it comes to calling a game.'

Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.

He pitches better when he's mad, so I try to make him that way.

My father knows me better than anyone. He can tell me over the phone what I'm doing wrong.

I think you learn. You learn from your mistakes. You learn from things you do and try to stay away from the negatives in your life. I think I've grown.

There is only one Mariano Rivera. There wont be another person who will come along and do what he did. No one does it like him. It was an honor to catch him and play alongside him for as long as I did. He made my job as a catcher so much easier. Mariano is a special person and obviously a special player.

The only thing that matters is when the team wins.