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

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" 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 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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! "

" 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 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. "

" What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They've been supportive. They're always there. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Everyone fears rejection. "

" 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 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. "

" There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that. "

" I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions. "

" I don't listen to opinions. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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! "

" 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. "