Ever since I was a little kid, I was competitive.

I don't just think regular season. I think playoffs. World Series. That's how I think.

If you don't control your emotions, your emotions will control your acts, and that's not good.

I never give up. If you beat me, you have to beat me one, three, four, five times, and I still don't give up.

Don't worry about what the people say; be yourself, say what you want to say WITH respect.

I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me.

I see the hitter when he's moved in the box, like when he's moved closer to the plate or changed his stance. I see when the batter has moved his feet, and then I make my own adjustment.

Baseball was just the avenue that the Lord used so I can provide for my family.

I think the good Lord is a Yankee.

Every time before I throw my first pitch, I am praying. And not only that, in the bullpen I am praying.

I'm a simple guy, you know? If I do something, it's not going to be, 'Look at this, look at that.' It just happens.

To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problem of contentment.

Got more dirt than ball. Here we go again.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Think about that: 81 percent of Americans believe that Obama lies to them at least 'now and then' on 'important matters.'

I'm not poor, but I'm not rich, either.

Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret.

The persistent man with a poor plan stands a better chance of winning than the man with a perfect plan who hesitates and waivers in carrying it out.

You can find that sort of regularity in Stock Exchange quotations. [Expressing his lack of confidence in reported regularities in the periodic classification of elements.]

No behavior can be changed before it's acknowledged. And no addiction is beyond the reach of Love.

I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.