I remember quotes in the paper, 'Here comes the man that New York loves to hate.' Man? None of you have probably ever eaten steak with me or rice and….

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do..

We grew up poor, very poor, but I am very proud of where I come from..

I do miss competing, being out there - the atmosphere, I do miss it..

I wasn't playing mind games with anybody, I just said what I said. I am responsible for it, but I wish everybody would fall asleep for that one and l….

Before, if I wasn't in baseball, I wanted to become a doctor..

The bigger the contract, the bigger the responsibility..

Whether you like it or not, the last few years I'd be the first one to tell you I haven't been the Pedro Martinez that I'm used to being..

I like the challenge. I do not like the attention..

I love my teammates, and I'll do anything for them..

I get a lot of kids distracted. Sometimes they got to go cover left field, but they're over here talking to me, getting an autograph..

Every time I feel mad or something, I run somewhere. It gets my frustrations away. I run and run and run..

Because I want to have my arm in good shape, I need to have my legs in good shape. Without a leg, there is no arm..

I keep active because I have not announced my retirement, because that is something that takes time and you have to plan it. Plus, it is something th….

I'm thankful for not ever taking anything illegal..

I enjoy every bit of baseball I can get..

Georgie Porgie, he might buy the whole league, but he doesn't have enough money to buy fear to put in my heart..

My brother never got an opportunity to throw a pitch, and I didn't want the same thing to happen to another young kid..