I don't care how much I'm talked about or hyped. It's still up to me to go out and perform.

Whether you have a great game or a terrible game, tomorrow's another day and you've got to come out here and compete.

I take positives out of negatives all the time.

I take great pride in going out there and playing through pain.

Baseball caps never go out of style and are easy to wear. Beyond baseball, beyond sports, I really do think a baseball cap is for everyone.

I’m always looking to improve. And every year I want to do better than the year before.

As soon as baseball becomes a job, as soon as I stop caring, as soon as the smile goes away, I'll hang up my spikes and do something else.

Sure, finishing last has negative connotations. But finishing second-to-last or last is still losing.

I just want to taste what it's like to win in New York

I want to win a World Series. I couldn't care less about MVP.

When I first got to the majors in 2004, female fans held up signs asking me to marry them. Those girls today were what, 13, 14? I'm 23, but that's a little young even for me.

You cannot withstand continual setbacks unless you've seen a worthwhile vision...

The modern materialists are not permitted to doubt

To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, 'Don't cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things as they are.'

What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.

The main conclusion here arrived at ... is that man is descended from some less highly organized form.

I have no more idea now of who I am than I did before. But at least I know that. And I'm starting to figure out who I want to be.

Italian style for me is to have a sense of tradition, respect for one's roots, and a sartorial approach.

I feel like a voodoo doll. It's grim. It's gross.

Most likely, logic is capable of justifying mathematics to no greater extent than biology is capable of justifying life.

I am certain that I have been here as I am now a thousand times before, and I hope to return a thousand times.