People ask me if my shoes were too small when I was a kid and I say it wouldnt matter how fight my shoes were, I just liked that feeling of them being in there. Thats how I started tapping my toes.

You know it as soon as you walk in Yankee Stadium. The electricity is there every time, every day.

I feel good, and the way I determine it is through my workout. I work so hard in the offseason that if I'm able to do everything I have to, I figure I must be healthy.

People are going to make comparisons and they can do that but I'm definitely not going to compare myself to Derek Jeter.

If it was in my control, Id still be wearing a Red Sox uniform, because its the place I know, I love. All of those fans, Ill always remember. But Im also going to another great place. Im going to a phenomenal city with great tradition as well, phenomenal fans, great organization.

You can't hit without your hands.

When I go home my mother still makes me take out the garbage.