I'm Cuban-American, everybody says. I have a Cuban background, Cuban blood.
Never put off writing until you are better at it.
I knew I had the right material and I knew what I was going after.
I'm not a big believer in vitamins and all that stuff.
You touch me and I'll kick you in the rear.
I didn't get hurt in the contest. I hurt it the next day.
You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.
You're always in the storm's eye, so to speak, when you're with the Yankees.
With negotiations, you never know what's going to happen.
Baseball has always been filled with negative statistics.
My wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive.
Sometimes they say the world rotates a little different for lefthanders.
We all have different ways to do things.
You don't always make an out. Sometimes the pitcher gets you out.
I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.
You aren't going to stick around long with just two pitches.
I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.
I've found that it's easier to stay in shape than it is to get into shape.
You can't quantify everything a player does to win games.
There is nothing you can do about it but sit back and watch.
I hate losing. I hate getting beat. I'm not used to it.
