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.

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

I love the game of baseball.

My inspiration was the game itself, not any individual player in it.

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

That's basically what I'm doing when I'm tapping them - getting my toes to the end of my shoes.