When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I felt like I had all the weight of the world on top of me, and I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day.
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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.
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When I entered the pros, I was a young kid in the major leagues. I was 18 years old, right out of high school. I thought I knew everything, and I clearly didn't.
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No athlete ever ends his or her career the way you want to. We all want to play forever. But it doesn't work that way. Accepting the end gracefully is part of being a professional athlete.
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I had a great year and left my guts out on the field.
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I just want to be able to communicate with my fan base.
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I'm very thankful to the Yankees and to Major League Baseball for allowing me to play this game.
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I have a big scar in my thigh from a dog bite by my German shepherd. His name was Ripper. He was trying to get in a fight with another dog, and I tried to break it up, and he got me pretty good.
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I had the greatest year of my career in 2007. It's a year that I'm very proud of.