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You have to earn your job every day.
Music, I feel like, affects people's moods.
I needed to go to college. I needed to mature.
The biggest thing for me is I want to be consistent.
I'm not too worried about stats and stuff like that.
My dad was my role model; he always did the right thing.
As a kid growing up in California, I collected autographs.
Repeating, trying to repeat success - it never gets easier.
Fighting for a job - that's been my mindset every Spring Training.
If my barrel meets the ball, I think good things are going to happen.
It doesn't really matter the score or the situation: I got a job to do.
Ever since I got drafted by the Yankees, I've been working on my swing.
The ups and downs, that's baseball life. That's what I live for, play for.
Pitchers made an adjustment to me. It's up to me to come up with an answer.
I know a lot is expected of me, but I'm surrounded by some great teammates.
Usually when you get on the sweet spot of the bat, you don't really feel it.
If your team is in the trenches, you've got to be in the trenches with them.
People strike out. I strike out a lot - it happens. Just got to keep working.
You never hit a good slider or curveball; you just try to go after the mistakes.
If you have a good music tone of the day, it puts everybody in the right mindset.
Being around veteran leaders such as CC Sabathia and Brett Gardner really helped me.
If I keep taking my good swings, swing at the right pitches, good things will happen.
When I was in the West Coast watching the Giants, Rich Aurilia was a guy I always liked.
My dad played junior college basketball, and he always showed me clips of Michael Jordan.
I have a short time to play this game. I'm trying to get every ounce of it out of my body.
Just being in a video game is an honor, and being on the cover, I can't really describe it.
I've just got to stay patient, take my walks when I can, hunt the mistakes, and get on base.
I kind of wish I would have been able to see the old Yankee Stadium after seeing the new one.
You define great players as guys that are out there grinding, battling every day with their team.
Once it gets to two strikes, it's time to battle, put something in play, and try to get the job done.
Even in the Minor Leagues, I thought you have to go out and earn a spot. Nothing is ever given to you.
I've just got to go in there and get some quality at-bats and do my job and help the team win any way I can.
There are some great pitchers in this league. You're going to get fooled sometimes. They're going to get you.
I do a lot of planks. I feel like the plank is the most underrated core workout; that's one of my go-to moves.
Any time you play shortstop or center field, the majority of the baseballs are hit in the middle of the field.
The New York Yankees' organization - they train us well from the get-go. They tell us how to handle everything.
To a certain extent, I enjoy failure. It's part of the game. There's always room to grow; there's room to improve.
That's why we play. That's why we train. That's why we do everything in the offseason. It is to win a World Series.
You're always still trying to win a job. That's everyone's mindset: come in here and fight for your job, win a job.
I'd rather be in a good position in the playoffs and holding up a World Series trophy than holding up an MVP trophy.
My main focus is, 'What can I do today to help the team win the ballgame?' You have those blinders on. It helps you focus.
If I know it's going over the fence, I am going to start jogging and just get around the bases and get back in the dugout.
I just take it one day at a time, try to forget about what I did the day before. Go out there like every day is Opening Day.
I never want to play timid or scared of anything, especially when my pitcher or my teammates are out there going 100 percent.
If I'm making consistent contact, even if they're outs or right at somebody, if I'm just making consistent contact, I'm happy.
You have to have a great fielder at shortstop, and you've got to have a guy that has good range and good hands in center field.
Defensively, hitting-wise, running the bases. There's always room to improve. That motivates me to get a little better every day.
One thing I really liked about David Winfield, man, just... the way he played the game, and such a class act he was on and off the field.
That's why you get three of them. Say you get one that you don't think is a strike, and they call it on you: that's why you get two more.
I love the city of New York. It's kind of fun. I grew up in the country, so I'm getting a little change of pace. The city has been great.