Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brishing your teath is the hardest part of the day - it all just hurts.

The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win.

Everybody has an opinion. I think everybody has the right to believe whatever they want. I don't ever cast judgment on someone's belief system.

I think you can just go out and try to be the best you can be, deal with people with respect, with honesty, with integrity, have a high moral standard. I've always really tried to exemplify that as an athlete. I'll continue to try to do that.

I have a memory, and I can just eliminate mistakes when they come up because I've already made them.

The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.

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