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

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

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

" 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 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 went to school on Senior Skip Day. "

" 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. "

" If I put my name on something, I'm going to be involved. I'm not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I like to dance and sing when there's no one around, but, if I'm out, I'm really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. People always say to me, 'Your image is this, your image is that.' Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person. That's what I worry about. "

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

" I voted for Obama. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Not everybody's a baseball fan. "

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

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

" 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. "