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" Not everybody's a baseball fan. "

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

" 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, 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" God, I hope I wear this jersey forever. "

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

" 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! "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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 went to school on Senior Skip Day. "

" My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around. "

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