You have to believe in the process. You have to believe in the things that you are doing to help the team win. I think you have to take the good with the bad.

Athletes are always talking about money at a time when everyone else is struggling so badly to make it. We all make way more than our fair share. And I just think it reflects poorly on myself and my teammates. I really do just want to win, and that has and will continue to be the reason that motivates me and is the biggest factor in my decision-making process.

To me, if you're trying to impress a girl, get a date, they're gonna like that more because you're a confident guy. That's what it comes down to.

All parents are concerned about their children's well-being. As a parent of three kids, I'm very concerned about their well-being.

I would never do anything outside of the rules of play.

Derek Jeter is one who played for such a long time, and David Ortiz in Boston is doing it right now.

I'm attracted to women who are smart and funny and ambitious and have lives of their own and great families. Isn't that what attracts anyone?