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.

Some days, you feel like a 22-year-old and some days you feel like a 40-year-old.

When you're aggressive behind the plate, calling a game, that's when you're at your best. You can't be tentative.

I don't want to be gone. I don't want to be somewhere else. I consider myself a Yankee.

I'm always happy. I like to have fun. During the game, I don't like showing my emotions, though. I'm all about winning the game. I take a lot of responsibility for that.

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

I belong a Yankee. I'm really happy that I got the chance to sign a good contract, and really happy that I got the chance to stay with the Yankees. Going elsewhere, I was going to hear the offers, but the Yankees made it really tough.