One of my superstitions is I'm not allowed to talk about them.

When I go home my mother still makes me take out the garbage.

I love the game of baseball.

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

I feel good, and the way I determine it is through my workout. I work so hard in the offseason that if I'm able to do everything I have to, I figure I must be healthy.

You know it as soon as you walk in Yankee Stadium. The electricity is there every time, every day.

You can't hit without your hands.

Get an education because no one can take that away from you.

That's basically what I'm doing when I'm tapping them - getting my toes to the end of my shoes.

All players are their own worst critics. We are harder on ourselves than anyone else is.

People ask me if my shoes were too small when I was a kid and I say it wouldnt matter how fight my shoes were, I just liked that feeling of them being in there. Thats how I started tapping my toes.

Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet. They are what we call civilization.

Growth is not concerned with itself.

If I could choose something besides fashion, I would love to be a ballerina.

Everyone is from somewhere, even if you've never been there.

If I can choose who I am in the moment, then I can choose to come in as my left brain personality and all of the skill sets that goes with that.

For the shallow delights of matrimony and opera I have no courage.

The pessimistic coach complains about the play. The optimistic coach expects it to change. The realistic coach adjusts what he can control.

Hospitals, like airports and supermarkets, only pretend to be open nights and weekends.

Why be the sheep when you can be the wolf?

Do anything better than it was ever done before and youll get rich.