I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season.
— Alex Rodriguez
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 healthy. The last thing I'm looking for is sympathy.
I've never felt overmatched on the baseball field. I've always been a very strong, dominant position.
How can I ever dog Derek Jeter? It's impossible. There is nothing to knock. He's a great defensive player. He's a great offensive player.
There are a lot of people who don't like me.
All I want to do is play baseball.
I just want to be able to communicate with my fan base.
I can't really decide for other people what to think.
I've played almost 22 years in the major leagues, and I've never sat on the bench.
I will say this: when you take any substance, especially in baseball, it's half mental and half physical. If you take this glass of water and you say, 'I'm going to be a better baseball player,' then you probably will be.
I had the greatest year of my career in 2007. It's a year that I'm very proud of.
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.
I never like to think about going back; I only look forward.
Babe Ruth is an icon, in sports and in our society.
I'm grateful for every day.
I had a very complex childhood, and when I met my wife, because she has a master's in psychology, she promoted me into getting help. It really has helped. I'm not healed yet, but I'm working on some issues I had as a child.
What I found is that experience in the World Series made me connect more with the fans.
The more you play baseball, the less depends on your athletic ability. It's a mental war more than anything.
I love New York.
I've always enjoyed challenges.
I've had a Ph.D. in saying dumb things over the years.
I'm part of history.
When I grew up, baseball was the No. 1 sport.
I feel like I owe the Yankee fan base my A-game.
I would like to help out in financial literacy for the Hispanic community and the athletic community.
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.
Like everyone else, I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. The only way I know how to handle them is to learn from them and move forward.
You get to a point where you get tired of being stupid and selfish and not being honest with yourself.
The births of my two daughters were the two greatest moments of my life.
My daughters think I am a terrible cook, but I try really hard. I would really like to be a better cook.
Having the respect of your peers means the world to me.
I just hope that as I get older, I calm down and enjoy the moment, enjoy the great gifts that God has given me.
I don't trust anyone except a very, very few people.
I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.
Eventually, my W-2 income will wind down, and my investments can actually make that up.
I've been humbled by the reception I've received everywhere.
In baseball 30 days is an eternity.
I don't like talking about my relationships.
There's absolutely no comparisons to me or anyone else to Willie Mays. Willie Mays, he's the greatest baseball player of all time.
My father played baseball. That's what I know to do. That's my gift. God has given me the greatest gift. And that's what I love to do.
I'm very thankful to the Yankees and to Major League Baseball for allowing me to play this game.
I've always said I'm a teacher at heart.
My style is not to challenge anything.
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.
I'm guilty for a lot of things.
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.
I like Jay Z, Journey, and Kings of Leon.
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.
I'm never happy with my performance.
I went over a year without playing baseball. At 39, not playing for a year, a year and a half, there were a lot of nights I was saying, 'This is going to be tough.'
