To be able to play baseball for those nine innings in front of a major league crowd is a special privilege.

I've waited a long time to be part of a franchise like this [the Yankees].

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.

I would tell everyone to go to college, no matter what. It gives you time to grow up.

I think everybody out there on the American team is out of their element. That's not an excuse. That's the way it is. It's early in the spring. A lot of guys are not as (locked-in) as they could be.

I always lift weights very heavy and spend a lot of time in the weight room.

I don't play baseball first. I put Christ first in my life. I put my family behind Him and I put baseball down the line. I obviously want to succeed. I want to do well. I want to perform. But at the same time, I'm at peace that no matter what happens on this earth, the more important part is being a Christian, and being in the Kingdom of Heaven when it's all said and done.