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

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

" When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be just like your dad. "

" 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 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. "

" Through time you learn from your experiences. I think I've learned to deal with people a little bit better over time. That in particular has developed a little bit. "

" 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. "

" I've always been very cautious with what I do. You know, that started at a young age. I always had the approach or the mentality I never wanted to embarrass my parents. "

" I have feelings. I'm not emotionally stunted. "

" You gotta have fun. "

" I've been asked to sign a forehead. "

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

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

" My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me. "

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

" I went to school on Senior Skip Day. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "