My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad.

I have sensitive skin, so I don't use regular razors. The Yankees make us stay cleanly shaven!

I went to college for a reason, and that was to skip the minor leagues. I spent a year in the minors and got my at-bats in, and then I felt like I was ready for the big leagues.

One thing that I've realized is that you're never going to be 100 percent successful. You're always going to be let down. When you have God in your life and you follow Christ, you're never going to be let down. Every time that you fail, He's there to pick you right back up. Every time you think the world's going to end because you had a couple of bad games, God's there to remind you that's not what it's all about.

The Red Sox didn't handle negotiations with any kind of respect for me and my family, and the Rangers were the total opposite.

You can never pat yourself on the back during the season. Then you get complacent, stop working and let yourself slide.

Baseball can be a game of peaks and valleys. Mentally, I want to stay away from the ups and downs and just maintain a level approach.