Every time I walk out onto the field, I feel that I can be the best one in the game and that I can be a superstar.

All the time, I think positive things about baseball. That's always how you do it. I'm a baseball player-that's all I want to do, all the time, be better and better.

I make stupid errors because I don't concentrate. I let things bother me.

It's been a long time since I've been in the playoffs. I want to get back there.

I think my power comes from my hands.

My goal is to play hard and give the city a chance for a championship.

I don't miss playing for the Yankees. I miss my friends, my teammates.

Look at Sammy Sosa-before he was skinny. Now he's big and he hits a lot of homers. Maybe I'll be the same.

MVP is the best player in the league. I think that's too big for me. When people call me the MVP, I'm a little surprised by that.

If I make a mistake here and there, I'm going to come back and try and play aggressive. This is my game.

I think I do a great job in the outfield.

Loss could be used as a measure of beauty in a woman.

All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn't prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.

I go to put my arm around you and you give me a look like I'm way out of bounds.

I make no claim to be an authority on writing or illustrating for children.

I grew up in Palestine, West Virginia, which is mostly a farming community; there aren't a lot of jobs.

I've mainly been sampling jazz because the tone of the chords are expressive in itself, so it's quite nice to write over.

Find something you love to do. If you don't make money at it, at least you love going to work.

I always thought my best album was 'Trouble in Paradise.' I was the happiest with that one.

people are capable of profound metamorphosis, though unfortunately they rarely avail themselves of this genius, force of habit being an even greater enemy of change than cowardice.

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society.