I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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.
My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
I try to stay as private as possible; I know that’s difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.
God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
I went to school on Senior Skip Day.
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.
I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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.
If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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.