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

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" 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'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. "

" I've always been uncomfortable, so to speak, when the focus is on me. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I don't listen to opinions. "

" Kids are our future. "

" 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. "

" I want to have a family. "

" 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'm a New Yorker now, and believe me, there's no comparison between the Big Apple and Kalamazoo, no similarity at all. New York City's hectic, always in fast-forward, and Kalamazoo's more laid-back, smaller, slower. "

" If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" Not everybody's a baseball fan. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" You gotta have fun. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Everyone fears rejection. "

" My dreams do not end with playing Major League Baseball. "

" The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder. "