If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.

It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.

I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.

If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line.

You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we're playing a game. It's a business, it's our job, but I don't think you can do well unless you're having fun.

My office is at Yankee stadium. Yes, dreams do come true.

You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.

We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the past. We focus on the present.

That's how you win - pitching and defense.

If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.

My hero's, my dreams, and my future lie in Yankee Stadium and they can't take that from me.

God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.

I like to dance and sing when there's no one around, but, if I'm out, I'm really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.

Any player that says they don't want to go to an All-Star Game is lying to you. It's something everyone wants to be a part of.

Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.

Don't get me wrong; it's not like I didn't go out and have fun. But there's been a lot of players that come to New York and get caught up in the lifestyle, and before you know it, they're sent away to another team because it affected their performance.

During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.

Everyone fears rejection.

For me, when I was a kid, volunteering was the last thing I was thinking about. When I see kids doing it now, it amazes me. It's very impressive, it gives them something productive to do as opposed to getting in trouble. For them to take time out at such a young age is remarkable. I think all kids should take a little time out to volunteer.

I always appreciated the ex-players. Being a Yankee, you get spoiled. Old-Timers Day, all these guys coming back, spring training, being around them, you get a chance to get to know them. So I always think you learn a lot by listening.

I always have tried to treat people with respect, the way I want to be treated.

I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.

I always used to get in trouble for talking too much. When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!

I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.

I can have fun anywhere, as long as I'm with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.

I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them.

I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees.

I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.

I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn't have to look far for role models.

I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.

I remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up.

I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.

I think there's something wrong with me - I like to win in everything I do, regardless of what it is. You want to race down the street, I want to beat you. If we're playing checkers, I want to win. You beat me, it's going to bother me. I just enjoy competition.

I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions.

I think, a lot of times, players get in trouble when they're asked questions and they think they have to find a way to answer it. If you ask me a question and I say, 'I don't know,' there's really no follow-up.

I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult. It's funny, because I was never big into autographs as a kid. The only player who I ever wanted an autograph from was Dave Winfield.

I want to own a team one day. You know, that's my next goal.

I went to school on Senior Skip Day.

I wish I trusted people more. But when I meet someone, the first thing is, 'What does this person want?' And I put up a defense mechanism. But I've always been that way.

I'd like to get a degree. You ever see the movie 'Back to School?' I'll go back with my kids.

I'm a New Yorker now, and believe me, there's no comparison between the Big Apple and Kalamazoo, no similarity at all. New York City's hectic, always in fast-forward, and Kalamazoo's more laid-back, smaller, slower.

I'm not a hermit, but I definitely stay in a lot more than I used to. There's more attention now then there ever was. You walk down the street with someone and it's a story. It becomes national news, you know what I mean? So, I still do things, but I stay home a lot more.

I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.

I'm very, very competitive. If my grandmother asks to race me down the street, I'm going to try to beat her. And I'll probably enjoy it!

I've always been very aware of what I'm saying, but I'm also aware of what you're saying. I always want to make sure that my point is clear.

I've always had an interest in business, and my interest in business has really expanded over the years.

I've been asked to sign a forehead.

I've been playing baseball since I was 5 or 6 years old. I've been on a schedule, pretty much, since I was in eighth, ninth grade. I look forward to not doing that.

I've found that it's easier to stay in shape than it is to get into shape.