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

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" I hate the treadmill. I hate it. You really don't have to be on it that long, something like 20 or 30 minutes. It's all about getting your heart rate up. "

" You're playing a game, whether it's Little League or Game 7 of the Word Series. It's impossible to do well unless you're having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there's pressure. But I just look at it as fun. "

Having A Good Time

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

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

" The number one priority is playing baseball. There are so many people in New York trying to get you to do this and get you to do that, which is fine, but you have to take care of yourself. "

" The first thing to know about playing baseball in Michigan is, Michigan's really cold. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" You can't quantify everything a player does to win games. "

" Not everybody's a baseball fan. "

" I've never been an actor on Broadway, but it feels like you're on a stage when you play at Yankee Stadium. And that's the feeling I've always had. "

" That's how you win - pitching and defense. "

" 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'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! "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" Obviously, you're known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I get asked enough questions, I try not to ask too many questions. "

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

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

" You have to assume that everything you do is public knowledge. Everything. Because now everyone is a reporter. Everyone is a photographer. "

" You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized. "