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" 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. "

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" Everyone fears rejection. "

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

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

" Sometimes people complicate things by thinking too much about what someone might think of what they said or did. "

" Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person. "

" Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests. "

" 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 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 don't listen to opinions. "

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

" 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. "

" The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder. "

" 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 try to stay as private as possible; I know that's difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it. "

" Walking around sometimes, I would love to just be able to watch people, see how they act. Sometimes I would love to be invisible. "

" I don't really see myself getting a Twitter account. Nothing against it. I get it. I especially get it for businesses. "

" So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it's easy to say, 'Ah, I'll workout tomorrow.' But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule. "

" I went to school on Senior Skip Day. "

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

" I can see how people work out to feel better. "

" No former player has owned a team in baseball. "

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

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

" 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 voted for Obama. "

" 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! "

" My dreams do not end with playing Major League Baseball. "

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

" The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it's a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape. "