No matter what I do on the baseball field, no matter how hard I try to be a good player, no matter how hard I try to be a good father or a good husba….

I always lift weights very heavy and spend a lot of time in the weight room..

Switch-hitting is one of the greatest things in the world and one of the worst things in the world..

The only dream I've ever had is to become a major league baseball player..

You can never pat yourself on the back during the season. Then you get complacent, stop working and let yourself slide..

I have no problem with the arbitration process..

I'm not one of those crazy collectors - I don't have a hundred watches. Only five or six. But I do like to wear a nice watch, especially if we're on ….

Every time I pray, I ask for forgiveness. I'm a sinner. I sin every single day. But I do know that God loves me. I do know that God forgives me. It h….

To be able to play baseball for those nine innings in front of a major league crowd is a special privilege..

I think everybody out there on the American team is out of their element. That's not an excuse. That's the way it is. It's early in the spring. A lot….

The Red Sox didn't handle negotiations with any kind of respect for me and my family, and the Rangers were the total opposite..

You can never completely get it - being a Christian - but I think I really got it when my first son was born in 2006. I just realized the love that G….

My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad..

I have sensitive skin, so I don't use regular razors. The Yankees make us stay cleanly shaven!.

I've waited a long time to be part of a franchise like this [the Yankees]..

Christ doesn't keep score. It's not about what you do here. It's about the person you are. It's about your faith. That's one thing that I'd like for ….

I didn't realize how much I loved the game until I couldn't play it..

I enjoy spending time with my family. And when my family's not around, when I'm on the road, a lot of sleep. I get my rest. I understand how importan….

If I can be a good person and help a few non-believers or even help people that are believers but need a little help along the way, I think that's a ….

There are always things to improve on. I want to improve on my defense, and you can never be a perfect hitter. I want to focus on just playing more a….

We can't be perfect all the time and that's okay. In the heat of the battle, in the heat of the moment, you might say things or do things that aren't….