You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series..

It doesn't take any talent to play hard..

Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you..

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

In my opinion, I've had the greatest job in the world. I got a chance to be the shortstop for the New York Yankees, and there's only one of those. An….

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

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

The longer you wait to decide what you want to do, the more time you're wasting. It's up to you to want something so badly that your passion shows th….

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

When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses..

Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person..

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 on….

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

You have to be confident, if you're not confident you might as well go home..

I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes..

I'm not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better..

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..

You know, what is team chemistry? My opinion is when you have enough people who care about winning and enough people who losing affects. That's what ….

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

So is work ethic. You do things over and over again, and when you get in a situation you like to think it comes natural. I think there has to be a mi….

You're playing a game, whether it's Little League or Game 7 of the Word Series. It's impossible to do well unless you're having a good time. People t….