“I've always said I'm a teacher at heart.”

“I'm very thankful to the Yankees and to Major League Baseball for allowing me to play this game.”

“It's a game that just takes so much out of you. Every aspect of your life has to be very narrow, very focused. Everything else has to go away. And because of that, I think it's obviously not health...”

“My girls are great at making fun of Dad. They're never impressed with anything I do. I love that. I hope that never changes.”

“Winners live in the present tense. People who come up short are consumed with future or past. I want to be living in the now.”

“The worlds most successful people didnt wait for someone else to pick them, but instead, they picked themselves.”

“Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.”

“Want something else more than success. Success is a lovely thing, but your desire to say something, your worth, and your identity shouldnt rely on it, because its not guaranteed and its not permane...”

“To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It's not about winning and losing; it's about every day hard work and about thriving on a challenge. It's about embracing the pain that yo...”

“I'm proud of my hard work. Working hard won't always lead to the exact things we desire. There are many things I've wanted that I haven't always gotten. But, I have a great satisfaction in the bles...”

“Without hard work and discipline it is difficult to be a top professional.”

“Overcome your problems as they arise. Do not live in fear of the next bad thing in your life. Enjoy your time now and trust that you have the strength to defeat every problem that comes your way in...”

“I'm going to enjoy every second, and I'm going to know I'm enjoying it while I'm enjoying it. Most people don't live; they just race. They are trying to reach some goal far away on the horizon, and...”

“It is not how long the music last but how much we enjoy.”