“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.”

The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.

The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.

I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.

My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.

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.

You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.

I’ve been lying to you guys for a long time, saying I wasn’t nervous and there’s no pressure. There was a lot of pressure to do it here.

It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener

It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.

The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.

Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.

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.

It doesn’t take talent to work hard.

I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.

Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.

If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.

Believe it or not, I’m a big fan of patchouli oil. I know it’s not a universally liked fragrance. I usually combine it with other essential oils – I have many mixtures I like.

I strongly believe that appearance is important, as it’s the first impression you get, but that is definitely not the deciding factor.

Believability and respect are two of the main ingredients in professional wrestling that are sorely missing today.

When people believe in you, you can do miraculous things.

I confess, I do have to remind myself almost daily that there are people on this earth capable of reading, writing, eating and dressing themselves who believe their lives are ruled from billions of miles away, by the stars – and, of course, the planets.

Keep your head down, work hard, and don’t ever believe your own hype, because… you just keep working.

I believe in justice, and I believe in people being held responsible for their actions.

Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.