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

When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.

It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.

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

My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.

Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.

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

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

Defense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.

As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.

This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.

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.

In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.

During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.

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.

I guess I feel very strongly that I disagree with the notion of personalizing history and movements and big events.

You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish.

No matter who you are,no matter what you do-do not be too big for GOD.

Hell, look at the Bible: gods, devils, ghosts, witches, giants, resurrections. That’s one big horror story. And it’s the most popular book on the planet.

As a fighter, you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do to get the big fights.

Sometimes the smallest details about a person are the biggest reasons why you love them.

When we feed our fourteen billion brain cells with information that will enrich us and help others, we are really learning to Think Big.

When little things are so important, it’s because there aren’t any big ones.