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" 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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair. "

" You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It's still a loss. It doesn't matter what the score was if we win tomorrow. "

" The draft is a crapshoot, so I've been very fortunate to be drafted by the Yankees, and to have spent my whole career here. "

" Everyone fears rejection. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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'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. "

" Kids are our future. "

" You gotta have fun. "

" 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. "

" There's feelings there, but I think I've just been pretty good at trying to hide my emotions throughout the years. I try to have the same demeanor each and every 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'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. "

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

" 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. "

" Not everybody's a baseball fan. "

" 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. "

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

" When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me! "

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