“God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.”

I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.

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.

God has no beginning and no end.

I assure you that some of the most awesome things God has ever done for me have come out of the most awful things I’d done to myself.

Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a Marxist.

God is the Seed; The Universe is the Tree, Impulses and passions are the branches, Intelligence is the flower, Pure Consciousness is the fruit, Love is the sweetness in the fruit.

When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord’s devotees.

I still don’t think I’m really a beautiful person, but I know that I can be beautiful inside.

Once we surrender our mind to God completely, He will take care of us in every way.

God wants my life to be about being successful and being happy and blessing other people and being blessed.