“I had a good run here, fifteen years. That’s a great run. I’m not saying that I’m done in center field – if I could play there forever, I would. But I know that’s not reality, so I’m happy.”

When my Yankee career is over I’ll play anywhere, but I’m positive that I’ll never find a team quite like the Yankees.

I have played professional baseball for over half my life. From the time I picked up a baseball glove, I did not want to put it down.

I know the good Lord wouldn’t give me any more than I can handle, but I sure wish he wouldn’t have so much confidence in me.

Don’t be afraid to take risks. Make the most of your journey. Make it fun and exciting.

My experience over 17 years playing with the Yankees, these are a few of the things that I’ve learned. You’ve got to have a plan of action, You have to stay focused on the things you can control, and don’t get discouraged or distracted by the things you cannot control.

My job is to make myself available to play to the best of my ability. Mentally, I’ve got to stay ready to play every day.

When I made my Broadway debut, I was still cleaning houses, something I’d done since I went out on my own at 15.

You don’t mind putting in 15 hour days. It’s joyful.

My dad told me, ‘It takes fifteen years to be an overnight success’, and it took me seventeen and a half years.

I wouldn’t trust the best fifteen minutes I ever lived to get me into heaven.

So for them 15 years is a blink of an eye. I am nothing but grateful.

Once I saw a chimpanzee gaze at a particularly beautiful sunset for a full 15 minutes.

Fifteen years ago I killed my sister.

I was an accomplished junior tennis player up to around fourteen years old. At fourteen or fifteen I made the decision to venture off to make my life 100% music.