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

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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 want to own a team one day. You know, that's my next goal. "

" 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 went to school on Senior Skip Day. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out. "

" 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. "

" I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots. "

" You have to assume that everything you do is public knowledge. Everything. Because now everyone is a reporter. Everyone is a photographer. "

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

" I'm not a hermit, but I definitely stay in a lot more than I used to. There's more attention now then there ever was. You walk down the street with someone and it's a story. It becomes national news, you know what I mean? So, I still do things, but I stay home a lot more. "

" 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 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. "

" Everyone fears rejection. "

" 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

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

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

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

" I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it's a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape. "

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